North Carolina Newspapers

Yarb' f?:sa Gfgsr and flews -Staid. 5 AND ALL Tri; LE:.s:l?SG Ns, nn tft Off HHii. vIBERT, Proprietor.- 12 s- -? i Vol. VII. RALEIG8-H, J: CM TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1901 I IT vVM 'I1 H I I-fi 1 : ' : a The President Begins His Swing Around the Circle UlflM Large and Distinguished Party of Travelers MOST ELEGANT TRAIN The Interior a Bower of Roses -Great Enthusiasm Shown by Spectators-at the Mo- . ment of Starting Alexan dria Fails to Warm up 'to the Occasion University of Virginia Students Draw the President Out for a Talk WIiiugtoii. April 29. The President it! th 'so win are to accompany him .n tiif nil' across the continent left the l'tR'isvlvaiiia Railroad station this morning at 10:32 o'clock in the magnifi cent special train of Pullman cars over tli 'Sutirheru Railway. N fairer morning or day could have V-ms ilosircd, ami the President, Mrs. Jlr.vinley and all were in the most en tbisiasnf spirits in anticipation of their tip. . People began to gather at the depot t an parly hour, aiid before 10 o'clock the sidewalks . near the entrances were entirely tilled. The depot policemen kept a passage way from the B street (i Mir to the train opening, "but with the notation of that every inch of space in all the waiting rooms was taken up i'j a throng of curious and interested li"pli'. The Presidential train was ltacked into the station about 10 o'clock, .and its coming was hailed with ap-I'lan-c and & murmur of approval from ill'' (T)wd. "it made a -splendid appear and, with its highly varnished sides ? winning brass trimmings. Thr President's car was at the end of the train, and through every window !iid lie seen large clusters of: roses, "natlis t.t Mowers and .decorations in creen. porters stationed at the car stt'P; forhade entrance to the curious ..'imidrods that sought to obtain a view t'f the interior. The fragrance of the fl''wprj yns perceptible even from the 'intside. The dining car. too. which was" .just ahead of tiie President's car, was tiJed with, flowers, and every window framed a cut-glass vase tolled with American Beauty roses Here and there in the other ears were bouquets of tiow The members of the party were not over proinpt. and it was 10:15 orluok witen they began to arrive.' Most of the Cabinet officers were accompanied ''' their families and by friends who came to i,i tbem good bye. The Presidential partv d)d not arrive t the station until about 10:25. The I rpsi(ient. as he stepped from the -car-na? snd helped Mrs. McKinley to aught, received an ovation. The crowd Wye hint a vocal greeting that made the rafters of the station building ring. He ('assci ih rough an avenue of cheering, d-fliiiping and hat-waving citizens, who wore .Ai t0 show their unfeigned' pita,).,. in gr(.vtDg njm an(j bidding him jtOfl-sf,.(i ..a his journey. After the Jre-drut had arrived there were still a p 'ipml.ers of the party to come. The iresdent went immediately into his car, here he f.ind a large number of per 'inal friends waiting to greet him. The Hip-; of hi f..lrs AVPrp crowded with peo I'ie waring to give him their best wishes w the journey. Jl the tiuio flowers were arriving tSSH',r',r v" .V!a came with immense arm "i r."s,'s- with stems reaching to the ? "' h 'U'liiet after houq.net came, and rs alter box until it seemed that the ram w.i!d be so packed with fragrant 'i'ssoms i fcat there WOuld be no room I'W the z. t.-. , it.- ' " r"n i -s- livery raemuer . i "T party was or startup at the train at the hour ant v av-v I,uffs the engine started, wJ train sowly rolled out of the lp!l" ,s'''etary Wilson Secretary H.tthconk and Postmdster General "'in stor on the rear platform. Just nioiuejus before the last car-turned ' nrvo ;hat would take it out of sight thm . ' !ow'5- the I'resident steppel - tho ,i lh? ,loor to the back Tailing of biJi rlm IIe amoved hi hat and ''Ponse to his alte' hats moni : and the croWtl cheered. The just t f eiilhusiasm reached its climax ft) V '1;ir poiut- The shout tfaat went ui.Mvtfelt and sincere. Tbe First Step tiaWrari'ir:a- APril 29.The 'Presideu o'doe "-a'-hed Alexandria at 10:42 not n : s,;hednle time. There were KairJ r7 u People at the Southern it" r vi-i ..... , , ,ai"". ami mere wjis no aem- the tram came to a stand President appeared on the PlatfO:-... : niej i,v V 1 ll,s private car, accompar Sfns 'i ''""tary Cortelyou. several per McK., ,., h"' '','wl lifted their hats. Mr! 'fg'iile '.''-Ponded by smiling and bow platfo H-"!l-v- e remained on the Tniie,i Sfveral minutes, and then Us ''' ,1N car. Five minutes after 'rtal ;ilf, tr.,in at ,1U;i7 o'clock. ni i pulled out of. the station and started on its long-run of ninety miles without -a stop to Charlottesville. Talkto litrersltjr Bri Charlottesville, April 29. The Presi dent's train stopped for three minutes at Manassas, and then continued to Char lottesville the seat of the University of Virginia. Here was a good-sized crowd, including a large number of students from the university, who gave the Pres ident a cordial reception. The President said: "My fellow "citizens, it gives me very great pleasure to receive the greeting of the people of Charlottesville and the cheers of tb- young men of the Univer sity of Virginia. Your institution is link ed with great names and great deeds, and has influenced both. What an ar ray of immortal names-Virginia holds in her keeping to remind us of lofty pa triotism, broad statesmanship and noble achievements. - "To no other state of the American Union belongs such history to preserve and cherish and such examples to in spire and emulate. May the young inen of the state of Virginia prove worthy sons of their noble ancestors and con tribute in the future as they did in the past to the well being and honor and glory of the republic. "I-et me assure you, young gentlemen, that the present- and future hold rich rewards for good scholarship, high char acter and noble endeavor, and the wish which I leave with you is that of these you may have your full share." , The President's remarks were receiv ed with frequent and prolonged plause. - ap- A Happy Hit at LyBebbnr: Lynchburg, Va.. April 29. Senator Daniel and several thousand of his fel low townsmen received the Presidential party at Lynchburg with enthusiasm. Here the President made a happy speech calling for peal after peal of la tighter from tbe crowd by his humorous refer ences to the time when he was a union soldier on the battlefields pt Virginia. He said his welcome was less cordial in the vicinity of Lynchburg then than it was today. There was a circus in Lynchburg this afternoon, but Senator Daniel told the President" that; the crowd was not at the circus but at the railroad station. -'Well,' that may be due to natural causes," replied Mr.i'McKinley, ''usually the people prefer a free show to a fifty cent show." The President was introduced by Mr. Daniel and spoke from the rear plat form of his car: "1 am1 very .glari , not only to meet the" people of tbe rity of Lynchburg, but to be. presented by. your distinguish ed Senator. . (Applause.) It is a mat ter of no public interest, but only one of my personal recollection that the first time I ever, tried to come to Lynchburg I did nor succeed. (Laughter.) I came here with a numler of other gentlemen who sought entrance, but the gates were closed. (Laughter..) We. could not open them and yp't , would nWl (Laughter) and so we departed to seek another host, if not more hospitable, less . for midablt than the one that greeted us here. (Laughter.) It is a happy time for me to come Lynchburg now; the. war over, no exchange of greetings with shot and shell as then, but with the friendly welcome of all the people which typifies the regard and good will which subsists between all sections of our common country." ((ireat applause.) Seen From tlie Car Windows Wytheville. April 29. At 11 o'clock tonight President McKinley had passed over 377 miles of -his tour to the Pacific coast and had vividly recalled some of the most notable scenes and incidents of his earlier career. From the windows of his private car he could se more than, "one of the historic battlefields of the civil-war, and the train passed within a snort distance oi m uiu uumt- i Madison and Jefferson and very near the present residence of the . daughter of President Tvler. The large towns and ihe countrv side turned out to greet, him. lie made several speeches congratulating and felicitating the citizens of Virginia on the effaeemeht of, sectional district. The weather was of the finest and the valfeys of the Roanoke and New River and the fields of Manassas and Char lottsville were bathed in warm-sunshine all dayv The Virginians gave the Presi dent a hospitable welcome. Even at Alexandria, onlj- seven miles from Wash ington, where, the special train stopped for five minutes, there was a large turn ing out of the population. . Great '.CjowA at Roanoke Bristol, Tenn., April 29 A number of short stops were made during the day at which - no speeches were made, but where the president shook hands, with a -few of the people from the platform of his cat. ' , .There was a laage crowd at Culpeper, the home of tlie H n. Alfred J. Stofer. Jit Roanoke the president said in part: " "Mr fellow citizens, I am informed, and I do not wonder at it, that your com mittee which was to extend to one a welcome to Iloanoke has been lost in this Teat crowd. Bnt there can be no warm er or more sympathetic welcome than greets me from the hearts of your people. I congratulate you and I congratulate mvself upon the glorious country in wiiich 'we liye4' and that once more and forever we are devoted to thevsame cause and to the same flag. .(Great;. applause) I congratulate 'the citizens of this city upon'- its marvellous growth and pro gress. Twenjy years iago you had less, I am told, than a thousand people in this community. Yon have more than twen ty thousand now, and I think if ia cen-' sus was taken today you would have. a muchj greater number than. that. (Ap plause.) . . ' "What we want to do now is to be prudent in our prosperity, save while we can and be strong if the storm . should come (and they do now and then). When ever it conies let us be fortified by the practice of economy while we are- all so well employed." (Applause.) The president and his party will ar rive at Memphis tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 and will remain there over night. This is one ; of the objective points of the tour, and an elaborate program has been arranged by the citizens. Both the president and Mrs. McKinley are in the best of health, and spirits. . s Bank Officers Arrested Seattle, April 29. Frank Olsen, cash ier, and J. S. Stangroom, bookeepeiy of tbe defunct Scandinavian American Bauk of New Whatcom, have been ar rested on warrants charging, them with receiving deposits - after the failure of that institution. Stangroom is noW ex change'teller of a Seattle bank and Jives here. Olsen was formerly secretary of the . board of public works here and a prominent politician and newspaper man. lie says-the arrests are the result of a mistake and that the receiver of the bank has acted hastily. y : : V:'r Japan Buys Bombay Cotton Tocoma, April 29. The steamship Co pack brings news that the shipments of raw cotton from the United States to the Orient will be greatly affected by immense purchases of Bombay cotton just made by the cotton spinners union, embracing the largest cotton manufactur ers of Japan. Their agents have bought 250,000 bales to be shipped within the next few months. Of this quantity 'the Nippon Y'u'seiKaisba will carry 100.000 bales at 12 rupees a ton. Many manufac turers intend to mix Bombay with American cotton, while others will use the former exclusively. It is laid down in Japan cheaper than-American. ' ? - Little One Left to Perish in a . Fire EVERYBODY IN A PANIC Department Store and Several Other Buildings Succumb . to Flames Many Made Homeless ' : Pittsburg, April 29. Fire at .the cor ner of Carson and Seventeenth streets, south side, today resulted in the loss of one life, a property loss, estimated at $2o0,000, consumed over a dozen build ings and rendered a score of families homeless. The flames were discovered in the base ment of the four story department store of George E. Lorch & Brother, and in a very short time the entire building was barniris furiously. It was in ruins within thirty minute's. A panic, ensued among the customers and employes, which resulted in what seemed at first an unfounded report that eight persons had perished. This was proved untrue after the fire had been controlled, 'the only fatality being the burning to death of .Mrs. Kate Donley's 2J-year-old child. When the fire broke out Mrs. Donley and child were on the fourth floor of , the Iiorch building. In her haste to escape, the mother .fell down the stairwav and was rendered unconscious. In the excite-J ment the child was either forgotten or burned before aid could reach it. A shower of burning timbers were thrown from the Lorch building, carry ing destruction in all directions. E. & A. Ernwein's clothing stoic, on tha op posite side of the street, was the first to catch, but was not entirely destroyed. The grocery of P. McGrath," next .door to Lorch, was entirely consumed, followed quickly by the drug store of J. P. Sten ger.and several other buildings. Tlmcon fectionery. store of John Nelson and the saloon of P. Donohue were the next to succumb, and in quick succession follow ed the store of Mrs. Mcintosh, the. fruit stand of Samuel Moiini. the produce store-of '.Frank WVeissman and , four dwellings adjoinins. a double brick uwemus umiui oy .urs. filler, - was badly, damaged and ,i number of smaller uyuiTt .Ji-vit-ij! u srreet were ni.iae wrecks, either iu. the wholeor part. ; Department Notes Washington. April 29. Special. Mr. Thomas Evans -of Wilmington was ad mitted today to practice before the Su preme Court. V The Fourth National Bank'; of aila- delphia was todav approved as reserve agent; for th. First National Bank of Weldou. N. ('. ','' A new pi, st office has'becn established at Leaman. Moo,e countv. with R. B. Reynqlds as postmaster; at Pike, Robe son county, with Murdock McLeod as postmaster. " " ill u Portsmoutli the 3 ' jPlayers Outrun Senators MADE LOTS OF FUN Both Sides A lmost Run Their Legs Off j Wilmington Beats Newport News Norfolk Wms Again . - - - - Games Seaterd ay Portsmouth' 17, R ileigh 13. Newport Ni fews 4. Wilmington 9. , Norfolk 3, iRichmond 1. Rlebmond 1 . Norfolk, Va,, Airil 29 Special Nor folk .defeated Richmond here to-day in a game .that was fu 1' of hair raising and heart burning situations from beginning to end. vThe chief! cause of the visitors losing was their ragged fielding at times, though-Norfolk pldyed wilh a confidence that would he narjj to snake. After tne game a slight altercation: occurred be tween Catcher Aiinstroug and Umpire Clark, "in which tlie latter' was struck. Fines, imposed upj&n the player by the umpire led to the rouble, which was not serious. The score R.H.E. 1100100 3 81 00 0 0 0 01 01 10 5 Norfolk Richmond ' . .Batteries Wolfed and Armstrong; Bish- op .and Maimers Portamontb 17-RaIeIsh S - Portsmouth. VaJj April 29. Special Portsmouth defeated Raleigh in a verit able slugging contst. The' North Caro lina team used thlee pitchers,' in a vain tndeavor to checkythe terrific' batting of the locals. "Kemuiier made out i. six tries at the'bat a Home run two two base hits and one single! Raleigh als batted wtli, and touche4 up Lipp fop. twelve hits, two being three-baggers "and lour being doubles. PORT iMOUTH. ; B. R. II. PO. A. E. "caver; 2b (iates, 3b ..... Kemmer, lb ... Murray, c'f .. .' Knau, s s Westlake, c . ;'. ; Swander, If.. Martin, r f . . . . Lipp, p , 1 -i 4 -I-0 2 i 4 20 0 0 12 - o 4 . 1 1 1 o :1 O 1 0 u 0 0 0 5 1 .0 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 Totals 6 17 11 2 RA EIGIL B. R. II PO. 0 A. 1 2 1 I 1 E. 1 1 1 1 1 (I 1 0 1 0 0 Stanley, c f .. Henneger, 2b Kelly, lb ... Atz, 3b ..... llauptman, r f Meade, s s Sherman. I f . IeGrande c Leonard, p . , Weeks, p ... Person, p ... . Totals ..... By iupiugs: Portsmouth . Raleigh - Sumuiarvt 1 o o ( 1 1 o 0 1 8 0 0 4 1 9 0 1. 1 10 8 12 11 R.II.E. 40 1 4 0 01 117 20 2 0 000 03 3 0 8 12 7 Earned runs. Ptsmouth, 8; Raleigh, Two-base hits, IM eaver. Gates, Kem- mer, 2: Meade, Le iT .!.. . TV,..,. base hits, Martin. : Henneger, 2. llom run, Kemmer. Stj len bases, Nwander, Heniiegeri,. . Doublfjj llays, Meade' (unas- Misted.. 'Bases on H lis, Lipp, 2; Leonard 2: Weeks. -3; Pei on. J. furueK our. Lipp, 5; Weeks, pitches, Leonard, balls LeCrande." Person, 4. Wild Weeks. 1. Passed rime, 1:"0. Umpires, O'Brien and4Bowdi n. i - Newport Nwl4-Wllmlnsto 9 , -The Newport News, Wilmiugtons made of the season here "a., April heir iirst ap arance this afternoon and de feated the home te Am oy a score of 9 .to put up by the locals 4. The exhibition Avas the poorest ti(iey have ever given and their fielding flerrors and errors of judgment threw th game away after it bad been won. Al en pitched good ball and Slagle' pitched I better ball than the Kcorf shows . Most of the eleven hits recorded against him ame after there had been a chauce.to retire the side and at least three oftljese hite were of the . t ' J i i i. very nuney oruer rnat wouia nave ueeu handled easily -but! for mistakes as to who should handle hem. Crockett got a home run by driviii the ball through a fence. - . R. H E. hole in the right fie : The score;- Newp't N,ews . 1 0 fljO 3 0 0 0 04 f) - r Wilmington -.0 93 003 030 9 11 1 Batteries: .Slagle fand Foster; Allen and Thacker. Uninire, Staley. - standing of Clnbe W. ..8 rr . . i . .." L. Pet. .800 .r83 ."(00 .4.T4 .417 Norfolk . . . Wilmington iRaieigh 6 ( 7 8 Newport - News Portsmouth . Richmond TodaT'i Games Ith. ' ilaleigh at Portsm Richmond al Norfolk. :4 . ' .Wilmington at Newport News. THE NATIONAL LEAGt'E KmYtrk 13-EhIladelphU' 14 IMiiladelphia, Apr I 2. In one of the most loosely played games ever seen .. . - i It il. T"l. Jt at the local ground ed New York today the Phillies defeat- 34 to 13. The Phil lies threw their game away by costly er- roj-s, but eventually won by tremendous hitting. Attendance 1,:.M)8. . The score: . R. H. E. New York ... .3 2 0 2 4 1 1 0 013 16 3 Philadelphia .". . .2 O 2 5 3 0 0 2 14 14 7 Batteries Fisher and Bowernian; Dunn and "Jacklitsch. Umpire O'Day. ' Boetoo 12 Brooklyn 8 New Yrork, April 29. In the ninth and tenth innings today the Bostons made a. single, two doubles and a triple, while the - champions made six bad errors. These things enabled the visitors to pull out a poorly played game. McCreery played a wonderfuLjfame in centre field, 'accepting nine chances, several of which were difficult. The score: v R. II. E. Boston . ..... .0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 412 8 9 Brooklyn . . . . 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0- 8 10 7 Batteries Dineen and Kittridge; Mc Cann ' and McGuire. Umpire Colgan. St, Lenla 32-PIUbnrtr 14 Pittsburg, April 29. Pittsburg knock ed Breitenstein out today and led by a score of 14 to 4 at the t Jd of the eighth innning. In the ninth St. Louis did some terrific batting, and the hits of Burkett, .Donovan, MeGanu, Wallace, Chiies. and Kruger and two errors scor ing eight runs. The score: ' R. II. E. St. Lou's . . . ; .0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 812 16 4 Pittsburg ....'.30208 0-1 0 14 14 7 : Batteries Breitenstein and Schriver; Leever and O'Connor. Umpire Dwyer. . o ; Clnelanatl 6 ritleaso 9 Chicago, April 29. Chicago bunched hits in the fifth, inning, and at the same time Pitcher McFadden, of the CJincin r.atis; bunched bases,, on balls, handing out four passes. The combination gave Chicago six runs. Three more - came in ,.the seventh through timely hitting, and Cincinnatiwas hopelessly beaten. The score: ' It. II. E. Cincinnati . . . . . .00000003 36 11 1 Chicago . . .,...,000-06030 9 9 3 Batteries McFadden and Peitz; Hughes and Kling. ..Umpire Emslie., American League Games At Philadelphia ; . R.iI.E. Boston ........ 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-3 12 3 Philadelphia ... .0 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 8 13 4 Batteries Cuppy and Criger: Bvrnhard and Powers. Umpire Haskell. ' , A"t Cleveland: R.H.E. Milwaukee .. ..'-.010200000382 Cleveland . . . . . .0 0 010 0 0 3 4 9 4 Batteries Ha wiey and Weyhing: Hof- Ter and Yeager; Umpires MaiJiiassau and Sheridan. At Washington: R.H.E. Baltimore 5. . . . . ..0000100 02 5 3 Washington . . . . . .1 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 9 3 Batteries MctTinnity .and Jtobmson: Ciirrick and Clark.' Umpire Cantillon. At Chicago: R.iI.E. Detroit .. . . . . .0 0 00 03 0 0 0 3 6 3 Chicago .. . 100000010 271 Batteries Ownses and Buelow: Patter- sou and Sullivan. Umpirer-Connelly. FIGHT WITH CHINESE German sTroops Taken by ' Surprise in a Mountain Pass i Berlin, April 29. According to dis patches received here from Pekin the members of the German contingent which took part in the recent expedition against thfe Chinese troops under Gen eral Lhr had an fexciting experience. The Lokalanzeiger prints a graphic account of the fight between phihese and Ger mans on the borders of the province of Shausi. ' ";...; '''...'"'-''" .'; : The newspaper correspondent says the column under, Colonel Hoffmeister hoist ed their flag over, the Kuangugan pass amid the most enthusiastic cheers for the kaiser and fatherland. The moment when this enthusiastic demonstration was in progress the Chinese who had concealed themselves in the mountain pass, opened hot fire and rolled immense rocks down the sides of the mountain on the Germans who scrambled up the incline. Colonel, Hoffmeister sprained his foot iu the rush and was rendered praetieally helpless by the uutirtiely accident. When the Germans gained the summit where the Chinese had made their at tack the Celestials fled iu great disorder. The German mountain battery sent 20 shells into the' column of the retreating Chinese before they could get out . of range. -y , After the engagement in the passes, the four German columns proceeded to the Great Wall and in a short time destroy ed the fortifications at the entrance gates. "... . ;' After this, the retreat was commenced and was carried -out under great diffi culties. ;' The wounded members of the expedi tion were carried on stretchers until the troops emerged; from the mountainous district 4n Huuchin, The long march down the mountains was accomplished during a scorching heat that tried the men severely. They showed , excellent spirit, however, an vrere very much elated over the successful result of their clash with the Chinese forces. 'k' r..',:. ' Struck by a Fast Train Ithaca," N. Y.t April 29.-Mrs. Sarah Halsey and her siser, Miss Bowlby. of North Hector, started for a drive this morning, taking fhe road which crosses the Lehigh Valley' tracks, a short dis tance north of Hector station. As ,they reached the crossing a westbound fast freight approached, but the two women, unconscious of their danger, drove direct ly in front of the locomotive, which struck the carriage with full foreev hurl ing its occupants twenty.' feet. Mrs. Hal sey was instantly skilled, and Miss Bowl bv lived an Jionr'oniy. Express' Robber Arrested Savannah, GiC. April 29. One of the men who robbed the express car of a Central railroad passenger train yester day morning " was arrested today in a Macon saloon.-He confessed and named a former Central, railroad brakenian as his accomplice, i Thp-man arrested wa'g formerly'a sergeant of the Jacksonville, Fla., police force. . Sub-text Book Commission's Recommendations IS A GUARDED SECRET Commission: Cost $1,700--Bills Included per diem, Board, Laundry and al! Minor Expenses The Sub-Text Book Commission which was appointed to examine and re-" port upon the text books that are to b. used' in the public schools of the Stat for the next five years has completed itr report. The report is sealed and its content? carefully guarded .against publicity. I( will be filed this morning With the gov ernor and it is probable that it will bf opened by the State Text Book Com mission, which is to finally pass upon it, either Wednesday or Thursday. The sub-commission met here Marcv 26th. The act creating the Text Boolr Commission . provides that the sub-com mission shall not receive compensatior for more than 30 days. There are ten members of th.e sub-commissin ana" they drew their1 per diem and expenses yesterday. Each member averaged an expense and per diem account; -o'f .$175. The vouchers from the auditor's office in favor of the sub-commission were held ; up in the treasurer's office, by reason of the fact -that it .was not-. generally un derstood that tne members received pay for -actual i expenses The law says the members "shall be paid a per diem of S4 per day,' during the time they are ac tually engaged, : and in addition shall be repaid all money actually -.expended by them in' the payment of necessary penses, to be paid out of the ' public school fund."- The law requlres'a sworn itemized statement. With this under standing the vouchers were honored. The members drew the per diem o $1 a day and board and lodging "to and from the depot, "postage," "telegram". and other small items.The sessions of the . sub-commission' cost about -$1.7r.'r, and then the members worked three days without compensation. , ; The members of the sub-commission are: J. Y. Joyner of Greensboro, C. (1. Vardell of Red Springs, J. A. B.Ulcr of Statesville, J. I. Foust of (Jftlilsbo), C. C. AVright of Brevard, John C. Sc".i-', ro rough of Murfreesboro, J. L. .. KesI - r of Raleigh, R. L. Flo were of Durnam, .1. D. Hodges of, Davie. . . , The State Text -Book Commission, which will open the report-of the sub committee and ; finally 5 decide upon ths text books that are to be adopted, con sists of Governor Aycock, Lieutenant ' Governor Turner, Secretary of State Grimes, Treasurer Lacy, Auditor , Dixon, Superintendent of Public: Instruction Toon and Attorney General Gilmer. The text books, which the commission will adopt, are to be used ,f or five years in all the public schools of the State, and. it shall be unlawful for aqy teacher to use books other than-those adopted. The uniform series of books, which are to be adopted, shall include the fol lowing branches:' Orthography,, defining, reading, writing, drawing, arithmetic, geography, grammar, language lessons, -history of North Carolina, containing the Constitution of North Carolina; History of the United States, containing the Constitution of the United-States; phyi ology, hygiene, nature and effect of al coholic drinks and narcotics, elements of civil 'government, elements of 't agricul ture, theory and practice otv teaching, ? The sub-commission's report deals with the merits of the books, irrespec tive of the prieertaking into "considerav tion the subject matter, the printing of the books, their material and their me chanical qualities and their general sui- -ability and desirability for the purposes , for which they a re desired. The snb-com- " mission is required to point out - the merits and demerits of each booK, 'and indicating wha,t books they recommend for adoption first, what book is then sec- ' ond choice, and their third choice,' and so on. " If the commission think any book submitted Is inferior it shall so re- port. They shallalso make such recom mendations as they deem advisable. The report is not to be opened by anr mem ber of the Text Book Commission until there is a full meeting. What anCairis r Washington, April ' 20.-The-United States Supreme Court tday decided in the case brought. bjr ex-Congressman;. Stephen B. White 6f Brooklyn, that a "call," as the vord v aed in the stock exchange, is an agreement, to sell, nd therefore subject to taxation at the rate of two cents perlOO under the war rev enue law. .;r ' - 4 .'''" - , Col. SkJanar Vislla aeaiator Prltckard (Salisbury Sun.) r Col. Hafry Skinner, who has been hp the AVestern road for the pasJL-iwff days (presumably on a visit to .Senator Fritehard, with reference to the Eastern district attorneyship), was in Salisbury last night. . A - Sun reporteii could ,(tet nothing further from Colonel- Skinner ' than that he had been west On private ill w ,i if m ' - M 1 - i, II i't it -1 . ! -' i ii it i -if r,1 i i : it I. i ' 1 f.