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; i' i ! VOL. 1J.-NO. 297 PlTTSBaKO. K70m WKajNESDAY, JUNE l7Tim, -SLM-lTttf 3 M s. a KflPTH STflTF H STTFDS 2 J Neway Item Gleaned Front Murphy to flanteo , State Treasurer Lacy Bays there will nuiuti uiuil liimiuiu be needed this year an increase of the valuation of property of between $100, WtQ.000 and f 150,d.C9 la order to t t out f debt and Way cot Of bourse this will not tbvct the appropriations for 1903, Watts the taxes on the -wwsment male this year 'will' not be available until mi., . The Btata Treas urer mad a estimate f the eswvC of rperstlaft the State govern nrc: Ir the ysra 1003- 04, as beiog f2.SU3.C90. To tl'ld rush the Legr:ristnre afltled $i52.0u0 lor the two yenrs. The present assess ed value cf property is $34120.209. It spp&ars thst tha tle3t't, for the two years iy02-i;tt'4 will ho something like $200,WiO, wbleh the Legl&Uture hoped would be. made p by the increased tax , " derived fraTTi the license on distil Series ' and the increased liquor tax, these, it being: ah dated, would raise $1&8,00, Estimates of the jnersase la valuation t-t property vary very widely, ranging from t.!ii.w to $155.CK!.W0. Satse of the officials seem to think $75,000, 00 will be something like the fisure, this being a litUe over 20 per cent- in crease oa the assessment made four year ago. It seems to be the view that most of the Increase will be towns, but iber will be atxe la the valuation of country property. State Treasurer Lay says that he has really not the slight Mil Idea a t- what the increase will be. and was never more at sea in bis (lift than as to this matter. -A On the 19th ist, the work of the "TState tar eomralRs'cn. which la com pered of Franklin MNcil. Sawuel L. Korea's d Eugene C. Beddingfield. in xnferrtr.g with the county commis sioners and tax assessors in all the rountlex of the State, will b com pleted. It la ftlt tliat these conferences will U produrtlvo of good In all ways; that they will bring about a juster valuation cf prorrty and one more vtiual. einee tbe !itrrenea In valua tion even In adjoining counties , are wrntimes great- Some observant peo ple think tbe inrrease In the valua tion of property lu the Stat, will be as marb. t 20 p'r oent, a compared with the assessment of 1MS- la some t-oijnt! ) there will be a large increase; probably in non more no than in Har nett and Moore, which have roaie rlly wrindeiful progn iis In the past four years. Railway building and otner eatf rprtees have a great d al to do with tbie development, and to this ia added In Moore county the remark able Influt of settlers from the North. The latter are said to have added 50 t per rent to tus valuation of the coun- V yiy In the past ten yeara. A me:tal from Xshevtlle eays: The tribnlations of the Southern Railway were multiplied In thin mountain sec tion Friday in a remarkable manner. No. 9, due here about 2 p. m.. is de layed near Melroee by a landslide tu h x ha not bcn een In the mountains for yeara. FdY several hundred ynrds atone and dirt rover the track the I ptlj Of sf veral feet and it i a!d that bnse boulders loosened by the lnct-&-aunt ra!rw conj,ined to ro!l down on the track fr hours after the Orst great rectlon of the earth move J glader-like down the side of the mountain. Some Mr It will lake two days to remove thia nio.inftin of earth and stone from tho track. After intelliitence of tbs alide reached AKhevillo pa-mnRer trait No .10 waa atart;d toward the moun tain. . When No. 10 reached a point about half-way betwten this tit nnd Henderson vi:'- the rails spread aud the tngine, bageftr'e and mail cars roll J down on en ' r ment and the scrnnd tlai af left tho tra k. The train was lunulas fat les .' !' miles an hour and that no Uvea Wt.o lost la a tircum tanre that Is prnvli a souree of won der to even practical railroad men. Tho Stato Saiieriutenjvnt of Public;, Instruction la gratilied by tha receipt of a Utter from the Superintendent of Camden county. In which the latter tay3 mro progrcs hast been made In the pant twelve tnfmjthe In thi way r improvement of achtjoli bulldlnw, n crenfectd attendance and better t .uc.h lag than was made during the live yearfl previous. This statement la the more Important because Camden Is a small county and has not a large wit not fund. . The State 8ujerl itendc nt of Public Instruction will, in a ftw days, iau the now list of bciokn recommended for rao In rural aeboolJilirarles. State warranta were- Issued tor two librnrloa In Jac kuon county and one in Vance. Iter. T. f). Johnson, Prehyterlan minititrrj who has been reatdlng In Worganton nnd preai'hlng In Hnrke for several years, haa accepted a call from the church at lliirgaw, N. C. and will ahorlly move, with his mother and alater to that town. ' ' ) Mrs. Sallie Avery,' avKo of Jutlga Avury, baa purchased tho Walton of Herahl building, coiner Eart 1'itiun and tlrcen streets. In Morganton, anil w ill remodel tho same for a hotel. Ad ditions will bo built and other luii provoim nts made to the building. Dr. Chaa. C. Weaver, president of Itulherford College, who has hee:t t Icrted president of : Davenport Fe male Collere nt 1nolr, vice Rev. R. Craven resigned, is it son of Dr. J. H. Weaver, presiding cider of the Shel by dMrict, tvid a man of fine sense and Mplenuld qu Jliliatious. . Tlie Natffmal Cuanl of tho State wlH be e d by th admission of the rmpnny Nnfantry froutanford. the three THntky n ivwlll Ml STATE TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY, Gathering of Many Educators o the Coast For Pleasure and Im provement Speechea. Wilmington, Special. The twen tieth annual eesion of the North Carolina Teachers' Assembly con Teaed Tuesday night at 8:45 o'clock at the Seashore Hotel, oa Wrights ville Beach. It was an Ideal 'night' on tho beach, and with a mellow moon light And deligbUul breezes the throngs of visitors enjoyed the hap py ; surroundings. , Proof. Francis P. Vf nable, L.L. D.. president of the North Carolina Uni versity, and president of the Asecra bl) called the teachers to order in the elegant hotel ball room, which was brilliantly lighted and was thronged with lady and male teachers from various parts of the State. The As socatdy opened with prayer by Rev. R. B. John, presiding elder of the Wil mington district, after which Dr. Ven able announced that Mr. George llountree was down on the program for the welcome address, but had been tallied away on' professional business. In bi etead be introduced Prof. Wash ington Catlett, superintendent of pub lic instruction for New Hanover coun ty, who briefly extended the teachers a most cordial weivoiiie Cu hchilf cf the people of Wilmington. His warm welcome words called forth apprecia tive applause. Dr. Venablo introduced Prof. M. C. S. Noble, of the chair of pedagogy of the University, who made the response on behalf of the Assenv bly.'It was a happy effort and the ap preciative terms and beautifully phrased speech of the professor creat ed th liveliest applause. President Venable then introduced Prof. J. B CaTlvle. of the chair of Latin, Wake Forest College, who was down for the opening address before the Assembly. Prof. Carlyles subject was "The Educational Outlook in North Caro lina." and though bis address con sumed only 20 minutes, in its delivery it was admirable In conception, ele gant of diction and inspirlug in eenti tutnt. He alluded to the great educa tion conference held in the office of Governor Aycock in February, 1892. and remarked that while that confer nce dealt vith the progress of educa tion in North Carolina for the past thirty years and cotslJ-ired matters for the present, the speaker would deal with the subject from the stand point of the future. With eloquent words the speaker adclicsKcd bis audi ence with a view to inspiring ad ditional spirit and ical as tha future hopp of the State. He first discussed the obstacles to education, elaborated them first as poverty: second, pie Judlce, and third. Indifference of the masses. After urging patience and zeal in combatting these obstacles, the speaker addressed hinrself to the agencies in calling forward the edu cational movement: hirst, the pulpit; second, the press; third, the politi cians; lo.irth, the business man; finally, the teacher, upon whom the great work for the future must fall. It was an Impressive and effective ail dress, and upon Its conclusion the speaker was enthusiastically applaud ed and many pressed forward'to thank Dr. Carlyle for his inspiring and time ly words In behalf of the movement for enlightenment In North Carolina. One portion of hlt address which elic ited ethuslastic applause was an al lotion to the statue to the immortal Vance on the capitol square at Ral eigh, and the sutfg?Ktion that along side of It one should bo erected to North Carolina' great educational Governor, Chas. U. Aycock. Shoot Himself. Wilmington, Special. W. H. Pob bitt, 67 yenrs of site, government entry taker, and a prominent citizens of Ma rlon, McDowell countuy, this State, committed suicide Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock In the lobby cf the Orton Hotel, this city, where he lind been a guest since lost Friday, with the exreptlon of Saturday and Sunday wtiUti he spent fat the beach. He had been drinking to some extent and u tired early last night, rising rather etfi ly. He came down in bis usual manner, addressed a few words to the hotel clerk, tore off part of an excur sion poster nnd took his seat in the lobhy. A few minutes later he arose, walked a short distance down tha street, purchased a round of cartridges nt a hardware store, and returned to the, hotel, taking hia seltt on a settre near the door. Scrawled en the back of the poster which "he had taken from- the hotel ierk's desk, was n short note to Dr. T. R. Purhanl:. of this ity. whs Is treating a brother pt the dead man. J. M. HobhUt, at dm James Walker Me morial Hospital here.. Thiiote re:v.l: "Como to the Orton; bring brother with you. Tell bint to look in ifjy jot k i ts. Ho will find everything o.'kfThe lioto was dated June 7th, evidently by mistake for the (Uh. The cioad man's brother came from the hospital aud at once had the ro Muins prepared for shipment to Mari on, whither they were sent tonight. Dohhitt leaves a wife and otto son. C. A. Dolihltt, a clerk In the Dank of Ma rion, lit was n man of large physical proportions, welching pcThap ovrr 2i0 pounds. i ; A Former North Carolina Company. U la a plcasuro to note the suc cess of the Uobbitt Chemical Company formerly of this State but now of Ral time. Md., manufacturers of llheuma t ide, which Is said to U? a very Kit peiior remedy for rheumatism and other blood diseases. This compuny hits grown from a small beginning un til It is how one of the most extonalvo ajyertluers In tho. United States, us ing newspapers and other methods, NORTH CAROLINA CROPS Harvesting of Small drain In flany ' Sections. Rain la generous amounts occurred during th week ending Monday, June 8 th, nearly everywhere, eo that drought no longer prevails to any serious extent in North Carolina. Precipitation fell chiefly from the 4th to Jth and was heaviest in the western portion, and in some northern counties where excessive rain washed the soil badly (Rutherford nnd Henderson counties) and caused streams to over flow, but the small damage dene la overbalanced by the favorable effect of abundant moisture on growing crops. A general improvement in all crops was reported. The number of rainy daya was too frequent ia the west, interfering with farm work, and in that section crops 'are becoming a little grassy, though over mo.t cf the State they wre ch'an and wi.. cul tivated and in condition to respond to favorable weather. .The first of tie week was quite cool, the latter part warmer, and oh the whole the tempera ture was below normal. Vegetation is now showing evidence of more rapid growth, and crop3 though very small, are more healthy in appearance. ' Some cotton is not yet up, but gen erally, abundant moisture brought most of the seeds up and stands have improved; as regards size the plants average nearly SO days late; chop ping Is proceeding actively, and most cf the cotton has been cultivated once; cool weather prevented very rapid growth. Corn is doing well; the plants are small but healthy in . ap pearance, and damage by cut and bud worms seems to be limited to stiff bot tom lands; cultivation is well ad vanced; there Is very little more corn to be planted. The week was especially favorable for transplanting . tobacco which progressed rapidly; drought caused early set plants in the east to bud or button quite low, so that some farmers have cut plants back; the condition of early set tobacco is not very good. Spring oats have improved somewhat since the rains, which came too late for winter wheat and oats; rye is good; harvesting is proceeding between showers. Gardens have im proved; cabbages are heading nicely; the ehipmcnts of Irish potatoes con tinue from eastern counties, with .fair yields. Meadows are in better condi tion. Apples wicll be plentiful, peaches and plums are lcsinning to ripen, also blackberries and dewberries. Peanuts are doing well, but thee ntire cro has not yet been r-1a.ut.el. A larger num ber of sweet potato slipa was set dur ing the week. Rains reported: Wilmington 0.0C; Wcldon B.22: Goldsboro l.0; New bern 206; Lumbertoir 1.40; Rale'gh 1.19; Greensboro 1.24; Monetire 1.00; Liberty 1.G4; Charlotte 2.80; Morgan ton 4.25; Moeksville 2.51; Hendersoa '",'l 3.70; Marion 6.84 and Henrietta 7.93. The Markets. COTTON MARKET. These" figures represent prices paid to wfsgons: Strict good middling .. . . .. .. . .12.00 Good middling 11'i Strict middling 11 - Stains and tinjies 11.13 PRODUCE MARKET. Onions . . J 70 Chickena spring .. 12'4 lUns per bead "0 K?sa.. ; 12'i Ppfswax Turkeys .,, Corn ... Ducks ... Wheat .. Wheat seed Oats .... Rye Sis liKias calf ......... Hides dry salt. . . . Tallow unrendered :o .. 12'i .. 60 .. 22'.i . . CD .. 1 00 , . 4r ( . . 1 00 9 .. 40 .. 10 New Mill at Bessemer. Bessemer City Is to have a new cot ton mill. The company has jnst'beea oiganlzed and the name given the n?w plant Is the Whetstone Mill. The cap ital stock is $45,000. It will be a weave mill and will operate looms only. Mr. S. J. Durham Is president of the com pany and Mr. L. W. Duck is superin tendent .The machinery has been pur-? chased. Ilrlek-layiug wilV begin next week. Widow of n Week Vcd.. "Shelby, Special. Mrs, Mary London, aged 43 yeara, whone husband, James London, died last week, was married to Mr. Free m nit Hudson, flged 22 years, at 8:80 Monday morning, in the presence of a nood crowd, under a largo elm tvee. near the court house, Mr. J. F. Tiddy, justice of the peace, officiating.' They are both.ef Failsion, Cleveland county. They left for home very hap py. K'signatlon Accepted. Washington, Special. The President has accepted the resignation of Direc tor of the Census Meniam to take ef fect today. Director North will assume charge of the office nt once. j . Negro Electrocuted. OKsinlng, N. Y., Special. After being twice respited, Arthur Flanlgan, a r.egro, was electrocuted at Sing Sing, rflcr the current had been turned on twice. FlaniRan killed Keeper Hugh Mct'iovern at the primm in West Fifty f iurth street, New York city, and a nenro. Frank Emerson. In escaping In Dioo, he killed McCSovcra with an iron bar. AVflMAirS AWFUL CRIMES Gave Fo'son For Medicine to Erolhcr, His Wife arTd Bab?. EIGHT OTHER STRANGE DEATHS Mr. Mary McKnlctit. of Ktkok. Mk-b.. When penklBK of Hit 7trUi led, Kid 'I Hidn't Mean Ar Hmrm" i YkAlui Died TiKler upiclou Clr cnmtttatM "Whit UvIde Vt'ttb Iter. Kalkoka, Mich. Lis.'; Holiiday, the woman poisoner of liostou. who mur dered nearly a score of victims before her ina nia for destroying life was brought to a halt, lias a counterpart in Mrs. Mary .IcXnlirlit, of this place, who freely nnd without fenr of cri scfiui'ueep, has jnsf eonfetimJ to haviKg killed her brother, bis voting wife and tiieir baby, and vviao, it is u'.so thought, may be able to lift the veil of mystery fiurrtiuudlng the deaths of at leant eight other relatives and friends who have died suddenly. For tw weeks Prosecutor Smith has woriceu witu uaUriu;. ifcii.lctt?:;ce break down the lrazeu deui.-tlH of the accused woman, wh'.i dually ww.kcued and made a full confession to having killed her brother. Jobu Murphy, and his little family. In her flit statement the woman ad mitted giving Mr. nnd Mrs. Murpuy capsules of strychnine and qniuiue mixed, but denied killing the baby. She said: "I didn't intend to barm any of th"m. I did give the baby the strychnine; It woke up and cried while its mother was gone, and I mixed up n little strychnine in a glass with some water, and gave a spoonful to the baby. I didn't mean to harm the little tiling at nil. I confessed all to the Lord this afternoon and I feel that He has for Siven me. 1 really didn't mean to lutriu any of them. When Gertrude came home and found that ti:e baby was leal she got awfully nervous, ijhe came to me and said: Mary, can't you give me xoiuething to qu.et me something that you take your self?' I said that 1 would, and I reuilv didn't' think that it would hint her if I gave her one of the eapstiles. She had spasms riant after that, and I supprse that it was the strychnine that killed her. I really didn't mean to hurt her. John seemed to feel so bitdiy about It. so broken up, that I often thouehr. after Gertie died that it would be better if be were to go. too. "John was fending bad one inz'ax a couple of weeks after Gertrude died and wanted something to quiet bitti. I had two or three of the capsules on my dresser, and I told hiui to go and g t one of theni. I didn't mean to hurt htm, but I thought It would I for tiie best if lie were to go, anyway. He helped himself. I don't know whether he took one. or two. Then he went to bed, and by and by he called me. Mother came, too, and he began to have those same epasnie. I suppose that the strychnine was working." The confession was given voluntar ily, and Mrs. MeKuIgbt signed it. Eiaht other persons, besides the three to whusf murder Mrs. MeKuIgbt cciit fesetl. Investigation now t-hons have died in tiie last lifieen years tinder circumstances that, in view of tiie woman's confession, are thought to I t suspicious. All of 1 he eilit were either relatives or intimate friends. They are: Finest McKnighl. t.'ie woman's btsf husband: James Am brose, her first hitj-band. who died in Alpena In 1SS7; Mrs. McKnirhf, the wife of James K.. MeKnigbt. who was the partner of Ambrose; Ha by Tteole, Mrs, MeKnighi's niece; Eliza Clinlker, another niece, who died in Gravllng in Mty. J fi-; Sn!. Mv.pliy, Vx. Me Kiiighfsi fci-ii, who i cUcil In Gniy ling fn February, ISfi.l; n Mis. Curry, who died In Saginaw ia lS'.t.'l whew Mrs. MeKulght'wtis visiting there, ittid Dor othy Jeiison. n e-Iillil, who died In Gray ling tinder Mrs. McKtight's care dur ing the absence of her mother. No motive for the crimes can be fouud. BALFOUR SAVES MINISTRY. . 1'rrmlttr Avert ! Tlirralriint Cri! Iy C'ler Spccli. London. P.y a dexterous and extra ordinary speech Premier Halfonr tem porarily smoothed over the differences In the Cabinet, relieved Colonial fv'c retary f'hamlieiiain of any necessity of resigning, and for the moment avert ed n crisis which threatened the Union 1st Party. .This Mr. lt.tlfdtir neeon plished without eonsminlint llu Gov eminent either to iiroiectli.il or Free Trade, though bis speech genenil'y will be taken ! to' tiumti that, the tai irt' Issee is to be shelved for the present. Henry Chaplin's amendment, which cae rise to the most Interesting de bate of liie present Partiament, was de fHt4.by..tlie ovet whebuln.'; tna.'ovlty 424 "votes' ty 2S, the neiioiiiy being eomopsed of I'uleiiik'ts, Liberals' and Irish members. The minority support ing Mr. Chaplin wore almost till fol lowers of the Government, while trinny others of the Conservative Parly ab stained from voting. The amendment declared that the re moval of the tax on grain "involves n needless and Injurious disturbance of trade and a serlot? hs of revenue, without substantial relief for the con sumer." and that if any 'axes were ve moved It should be those levied on ten nnd other articles of prnorr.l cpus omm. tioii. ' fsthor Maiknt Light. There Is only it fair volume of busi ness lu the leather market, which- Is between seasons, and business lu tipp?: leather Is rather light. HOTELGUESTSGO HUNGRY Employes Walk Out-repriving Chi-cag-o Hcsle'rles tf Ssrvics. Bettut-at J!t Their Jieilrnt, Stll tb Strike. Chicago.-The strike in the Ileitis of Chicago impending for tlei lust three weeks materialised, and tweuty five of the leading hotels were badly erippied In all departments. All the hotels were running, however, and the proprietor said the establishment would remain pen for business at any cost.. The first call to the en-ployes o 1b" hotel to go on strike was made by tje walking delegate, and all clay the del egates visited the different hotels rep resented In the Hotel Keett .' Assoeia tibn. and called out the lieip. Tlie i.it hotels in 'which the -strikes were C.e; elared were tbe Virginia, the Great Northern,, the Krevoort and the, Union. Thp men Jn these places walked out. The hotels in which the employes left were the Anditoriuiir. Attditor'ttm Annex. Sherman House. Grand Paellie, Stratford, Palmer House. Brigs House. BUonurvfc. Kaiserlioff. Thomp son's. .Victoria. Wellington. Lakota, Chicago Beach. X Pr.ui", Veclome. Hyde Park. Wlndeuiere. Metropole, Kjenwood. Holland. Great Northern. Virginia. Brevoort, Union. The Lex ington Hotel signed the seaie presented by the union five minutes after the help bad been called out. There w-as every judication that the strike would be hard fought. The pro prietors agreed to submit nearly every point nt issue to arbitration, but tiw unions would not consent. The strikers made efforts to divert supplies from the hotels, but were not successful to auy extent. The em ployes had hopes of bringing to their aid the memliers of the Teamsters' aud Engineers' unions in order to keep food out of the hotels and to deprive the es tablishments of a supply of hot water. The prospects' were that the strikers would be disappointed in these hopes-, for President Young, of the Teamsters' Union, said his organization would r.'ot declare a sympathetic strike in aid of the cooks aud waiters!, because tiie strikers had placed themselves in the wrong in refusing to accept the offer of arbitration. The officers of the En gineers' Union made a sira-iar state ment, ami added that the engineer would remain ou duty, even if an effort be made to run the hotels with no:, tttdon help. Officers of the Chicago Federation of Labor expressed also similar views. Pickets surrounded every hotel in which a strike bad been declared, and details: of police pairoled the Sidewa'l; about the buildings. The Restaurant Keepers' Association at a stornry meeting deposed G. W. Walton. pwsidfUt, and expelled him from tlie ffgauization after he had Iteen accused of acting as a mediator between labor leader and restaurant owners with a proposition to settle the strike for J?7O0. Of this sum f2i"l was to be paid to a labor man wbc.se name was mentioned and written In the reports of the negotiations wbi'-ii have oectimd. nd $10tH) was to b, paid to each of five other members of the Joitit board of waiters' ttnious. After the charge bad bee n mad President Wnlto . t.ppealod for a be.tr ;ng. He shouted at the top of his voice, hurling accusations in the faces o.' prominent restaurant men." Cries of 'Sit down:" and "Question:" niusc from all parts of the room. In the midst of the turmoil Mas Kor pel. aetlng as Chairman, put the mo tion on tho question of deposing a 'id expelling Walton, aud H wa carried .unanimously. MI35 HANNA A B.'ICE. Married to Jo-ili MfPoriiiic't In froi. en co of lb rr,'il.Mif. Cleveland, Ohio. Under cloudless June skies, and in the presence of the President of the United Slates. Miss Ruth Hflimn, second daughter of Sen ator and Sirs, lli.mia, was married to Joeph Medill McCormlclc, of Chicago, son of Robert S, MeCoriukk, Ambas sador to Si. Petersburg. The nuurl.-tgo lei-emony wafc per formed by Bishop William A. toonurd, of the Episeopni Diocese of Olio, as sisted by the Rev, Dr. George II. Mi Grow, rector of St. Pa til's Church, aud the Rev. P. Billing, of Gioton, Mas. Miss Hatviia was a charming bride. She wore a princess gown of pea if clc sole, with a Jong tuilu veil and orau-ro blossoms. Hu was without gloves and carried no (lowers. A soli: aire dia mond was her only ornament. The young couple departed for Moh tleollo. III., where their Imneyin. on will be passed at the country house of Robert Allerton, of Chicago... The President and hl:i p;uiy left for Washington, AUTONOMY FOR THE M0ROS. rhilliin toiniiilmlnii CranK I'lovlnre 1'uiiIhI Nelf.Goveriiuieut. Manila. The Philippine Commission has enacted a bill providing for ti,e government of the Moros. Governor 1'aft and Major-Gencral Davis Jointly drafted It. Tho measure practically makes the Moro province au autoim iiiotts colony, w hich the Philippine Gov eminent closely com reds, and creates an appointive Legislative Council to provide loen'l laws, the commission re serving Hie right to amend or tuinni litem. The Council is to b! composed of a Governor, Secretary, Trcasiiter. Kngiiicer. Attorney and Superintend ent of ' Schools. Governor Tuft wiil ippolut tin officials. The bill provides for partial military ,'overnineiit.' and It. is expected that General Leonard Woo1 will be ilu first Governor of the Moro province. ' IABOH WOBIP. There are "SO trades onions in Iowa with a total membership cf Tfi.tHW. Tla-re are nearly tiaO.OM women dressmakers iu the United Kingdom. Kansas needs at ler.si 25.000 men . d 4XHI teams for the wheat harvest. Massachusetts in 1SS) was the tlrft State to establish a bureau -of ' Jjbor slatistie. Union Iron molders t Dayton. Ohio, have received an inert-sac in ways of je per cent. , """iirm laborer! In Montana bare fc..j:ed a union and demand ity of nnie hours. Telephone linemen at Alexandria. IntU baVc received an '.increase vf twenty -five cents a day. Quarrynieti at San Francisco. C.'il.. will receive an increase of twea:y-Hvt Cllita a day on Seistemtur 1. : . ( Carpi titers In Aostrfa WAf: ten to eleven hocrs n c'ar for nil ar;ige weekly wage nineunting to $t arid Urskilled employes or the pact'Ujf hou'sts In Omafia Neb., nftmbrrintf over 21.000, Lave been given iacrca-vJ wage. Harness maker In the P.irniinrhant i:ii.) distr.Kt..lve .refused to fiibnii-t thi tr demaiid for lncnad pay to arbi tration. Strikers in two of the big shoe hop nt Brockton. Mass.. won most of the demands they made, others lein sub mitted to Arbitration. Iron workers employed en State con tracts in Holland arc paid eight cent an hour, about one-fifth Of the ratt paid in this conntry. I Carpenter at WlH'eling, W. Va., af- U-r a six weeks' strike, have been ; granted their demand for an tight-hour day with no increase in pay. The longest strike on record Is not yet endd. The 200 men and boys cm ployed In Lord Penrhyn's elate quar ries, In Wales, wcut out two and a balf years ago, and the settlement of the strike is now a question, in British party politics. STILL A HOPE LEFT. Old Lady Makes Unique Conment on Scriptural Chapter. . The teaching of the gospel among the poor and lowly is sometiase at tended by unexpected result.' One zealous young missionary to tho tene ments makes the following confession: She had labored long and earnestly to instill a little Bible history into the understanding of one particularly ob durate old pagan woman, who prompt ly forgot the few lessons she learned. The difficulty of exciting her Interest seemed to be the principal one. lat eral readings and paraphrases alike failed to reach her sympathies. Final ly one day the missionary put her w hole heart and gift of paraphrase, into a recital of the Passion. To her delight she caw that her listener -was aroused at last and showed genuine emotion. The recital came to an end, and there was an impressive pause. The teacher waited for her pupil to speak first, and presently the silence was broken by the old woman, who' re marked consolingly: "Ah, well, let us hope It ain't true." New York Mail and Express. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. THE STANDARD RAILWAY OP THE DIRECT LINE TO ALL POINTS IN Texas, California, Florida, . Cuba and Porto Rico, BtfietlyJii'Pt-rlnsJS equipment on all Through nnd Local Trains, and Tullmnn Palace. .Sleeping cars on all night, trains List and safo sched-j tiles. Travel by tho SOUTHERN ami. you aro assured u Stifo,, (Aimfortulilt and Expedi tious Journey. , Apply to Ticket Agents for Tables Rates" and general infonuntion, or address 5. II. IIARDWICK, . P. A., Washington, D. C 6. L. VERNON, T. P. A., Charlotte, N. O. F. U. 't)ARDY, O. P. ov T. A., Ashville, N. G.. no Tt:ov ut.K to axswsb qcEtmosa..
Chatham Observer (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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June 17, 1903, edition 1
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