BiiI!e Brof iiers Both
: Died from
. . .
Mrs, Soffel, the Warden's
Wife," Is in a Dangerous
Condition The Plot
Revealed
Butler, Pa., Feb. 1. John Biddle, -one
of the two desperadoes shot yesterday
while making their escape from the Al
leghany county jail, in. Pittsburg, died at
7:45 o'clock this evening. He was shot
In the arm, body and the intestines
and it was the abdominal wound which
killed him. Hw brother, Edward Biddle,
died at 11 o'clock tonight.
Mrs. Soffel, the wife of the jail war
den, was shot, in the breast. She is in
a very dangerous condition, but may
recover. It was intended to take her
to Pittsburg today, but doctors said she
would die if moved.
Butler has 12,000 regular inhabitants
but the population was almost doubled
today. It was like a circus day in a
country town; "... Curious crowds came
from , all the towns within a radius of
20 mile's.. For hours a crowd numbering
geveral thousand people remained about
the jail but it was not until this morn
ing that the large crowd began to arrive,
attracted by morbid curiosity and antic
ipating a clash between the Butler coun
ty officers and the Pittsburg detectives
on account of a dispute as to the $5,000
reward offered. Thousands of men, wo
men and children drove into Butler.
Shortly after midnight they began to ar
rive and the crowd was augmented from
that time on until 6 o'clock when it was
estimated that fully 7,000 persons were
standing in front of the larget oaken
doors of the Butler county jail.
The- larger part of this crowd was
composed of country folks who had driv
en here in almost every kind of vehicle
conceivable. Sleds, containing whole
families, came and there wore buggi s,'
in which were crowded three and four
Women, driven up.
The Plat Kerrald
Pittsburg, Feb. 1. A lost love letter
if Edward Biddle to his pri on sweet
heart, Mrs. Ka Soffel, found In the
snow near the bloody scene of their
capture reveals the careful plot for their
escape from the Alleghany county jail.
The letter clearly shows the hazardous
undertakings of the infatuated woman to
secure the escape of the Biddies. S nee
December 2, 1001, they had bei n making
preparations to escape. The epitie
tells how Mr. Soffel carried the saws to
"the cells of the Middles! It manifests
Marines Suffer Terribly
;- ..Try
iiia to
Ten Supposed to Have Died
from Starvation Others
Disordered in Mind
Washington 'Feb. 1. The War Depart
ment today received the first detailed
account of the horrible suffering of Ma
jor Waller's expedition of marines aero s
Samar. The report came by cable from
Gen. " Chaffee. The rescued men arc
now in the hospital at Tacloban and will
probably recover.
They have but a faint recollection of
their experiences and Major Waller
himself is unable to. give a clear ac
count, his remembrance being ve y
much, disordered. The stateme.it m de
public at the War Department is as fol
lows: The War Department is advised of the
trip of Major Waller, four officers and
fifty men of the T marine corps, thiriy
eix natives, with four days rations, whtf
started the last week of December from
Tanga on the eastveoast of Samar, to
cross the island of Bassy, about 35 miles
on the map. The trail which at one
time existed was found in places only.
Lieut. Eyles, 12th U. S. Infantry, ac
companied the command. Inceseant
rains from the start, swollen streams
and other natural obstacles made pro
gress extremely slow. When the ra
tions were consumed men became ex
hausted rapidly, dropping on the way.
POLICEMAN SHOT
THROUGH THE HEART
The Negro Murderer Landed
in Jail. .
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 1. Policeman
Jim Redmond was shot through the
heart and instantly killed tonight by a
negro from 'Canton, supposed to be
named Jim Fry, whom he had arrested
and was taking to jail. Citizens rushed
to Redmond's assistance and -succeeded
in landing the negro in jail, amidst
threats of lynching and great excite
ment. . Tho prompt action of Sheriff Harding
and his promise of immediate trial and
hanging in the shortest possible time,
nnd troops being ordered out by the
Governor at once, who are still on guard,
prevented lynching.
Redmond had just paid his life insur
ance today. He leaves a wife and three
tmall children.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
To Be Established at the Na
tion's Capital
Alton 111. Feb- 1. The first news of
t tew Catholic University to be built
kflTstaWfcHed in Washington, D. C
jnd es"ujT 1e;o 000 has been given out
t a cost of $150 WJ wauer E
,ere vyf --y,gt- T0m as College in
ector of the w. nl ol
TSiesr
s
the extreme infatuation of Mrs. .Soffel
for the murderer and burglar. It clear
ly; shows the wonderful influence Ed
ward Biddle held over Mrs. Soffel.
Mr. Soffel fell in lova with Edward
Biddle in November. It was not long
until he started to. write love letters to
her. Mrs, Soffel fell madly in love
with Biddle ana about the early part
ef December he proposed a plan of es
cape 'to her. She consented to lend him
her aid and 'before December 10th they
had completed all arrangements to es
cape from the jail. Then they learned
of the Governor's respites. After this
Edward middle almost persuaded Mrs.
Soffel to fly with him and his brother.
The contents of the letter shows it
was originally agreed that Mrs. Soffel
was to leave the city for Canada on
the evening of the .boys' escape. Al
though Mrs. SoffeFs infatuation was so
great for Edward Biddle, she steadily
refused to allow the escape alone. It
is shown in 'the letter that the Middles
intended leaving the jail on the night
of December 20. . Oh this occasion Mrs.
Soffel became alarmed -and requested
Etlward to wait a few days before leav
ing. Edward then became enraged and
threatened to leave on Tuesday night.
Thinking Mrs. Soffel's affection was
weakening, he threatened to kill all the
guards in the jail. Mrs. Soffel succeed
ed in persuading Edward not to make,
the attempt. Edward Biddle had a per
fect cede of signals with his sweetheart,
Mrs. Soffel, and he made signs to her
froni h cell and the jail yard window.
It was from this window that she gave
him the signal of escape. It was ar
ranged by them to leave the jail on
Monday or Tuesday.
Jailer Soffel said 'tonight: 'Iy discov
ered my wife's infatuation for the Bid
dies several months ago, and I repeat
edly warned her to cease her flirtatious
from the Warden's residence. I a?ke-d
her whether she was infatuated with
Edward Biddle, but she never made any
reply. About two weeks ago Biddle
asked me to take some poetry he had
written to my. daughter and I agreed.
I thought nothing of it. T brought it
home and on Monday or Tuesday when
Kate was here I gave it to her. I did
not look at it, and when my daughter
as'-ed me to take some books back to
Biddle, I refused and told her that if
she wanted to do anything of that kind
she must get her husband to do it, I
would not.
"The actions of my daughter in flirt
ing with the Biddies caused suspicion
in the jail and considerable talk, but I
never thought she would do what she
did."
Cross Soma r
Major Waller, separated from Captain
Porter, Lieutenaut Williams and the ma
jor part of the men, proceeding towards
Bassy, where he arrived January 1) with
two officers, thirteen men and Lieutenant
Lyles, lie returned to the mountains the
next -day yith relief, but returned to
Bassy about ten days later, unsuccessful.
Captain Porter was to build rafts, bu
the lumber would not float. The second
day after separating from Waller, Cap
tain Porter moved toward Larang, ar
riving January 11, with two men and
all were exhausted physically and men
tally. Lieutenant -Williams and over
thirty men were left in the mountains
in a similar condition with native bear
ers. A relief expedition under Lieu
tenant Williams, First infantry, were
delayed starting .two days by storm and
raging t rrents in the river. They start
ed the l.'Uh. reached Marines the 18th,
and saved Lieutenant Williams and all
except ten men who were not found and
who are no doubt dead from starvation,
namely. Privates K. Fangule. E. Foster,
d. M. Tratt, T. Ward. Brown,
T. F. Murry, T. Buffet, Baley, Baroni.
Council, v R. Kettle died in the hos
pital at Tacloban. -.Limian' 2.1. Captain
Porter, Lieutenant Williams and 18
men in the hospital at Tacloban are not
very clear in mind regarding much of
the time covered by the period of suf
fering. All will probably recover. Maior
Waller is at present disordered in his'
recollections. The suffering of this com
mand for twenty : days cannot be de
stined. The efforts of Lieutenant Wil
liams, First infantry, and his relief party
are unequaled for courage and labor.
lego of the kind in the United States.
The University is promoted and - the
funds .for. Its'-building will be obtained
by the members of the Pauiist Fathers'
community, numbering in the United
States forty-three. ;
The purpose of the Univeisity will
be to educate young priests already ad
mitted to the priesthood to do mis
sionary work among the non-Catholics
of the United States and insular mis
sions in the Philippines and Porto Rico.
JEFF AND FITZ
TO FIGHT AGAIN
. . . . ."'..'
The Cornishman Yesterday
Consented to Talk Terms
Jew lork. Feb. 1. After a lot of!
talk Jim Jeffries and Bob Fitzsimmons .1
nave agreed to make a match. Today!
1' ltzsimuious for the first time since
.
.IeTriioo moHft. flm . a. i l
-
r r?lul,l
Woun
to thP iAn,.n V' 7lu".uu,i;-i "u aimost; trader the we decided to convert tne whole county
consented S taS T m, T' ' T? e2" l' lt was when . No. into one school district with the neces
to TotLl fa fhe X.nQd at down: Southern train, was -backing under " sary sub-divisions, consequently we re--i?
the afternoon conferred the eheu. ...A yorng lady had in i- tnm n WniL .-Lfl.'fr, ii
rQ .1 ITn upnTiortr .3
match-miker nt tha --.-,I7-. ,"
ClS o?Sk rlSL"
--j, luc mauager, auu
x- rancisco. lvennedy made
an offer to Fitzsimmnn.
au oner w litzimmons which, was
promptly accepted by the latter and the
only tbmg now necessarv to bind mat
ters is to sign articles of agreement.
This wdl be done this week. Jeffries
who wound up a wee., s engagement at
Loston tonight will be in town tomor
row and Kennedy'" will see him. the
THE MORNING
will a&k Jeffries to meet Fitzsimmons
anu himself at 11 o'clock Monday morn
ing to arrange details of ? -the contem
plated mill.
: S - - 1
Battleship Withdrawn
Washington, Feb. 1. Recent official
advices Irom Venezuela indicate that the
internal political conditions in that coun
try have -assumed a less serious phase,
and the Navy Department has accord
ingly withdrawn the battleship Indiana
from Curacoa, Dutch Guinea, where she
has been held in readiness to proceed
to LaGuayra, the principal Venezuela
port, to protect American interests. The
Indiana has been ordered to San Juan,
Porto Rico, whence she will proceed to
join the Norrth Atlantic squadron, now
at Cutebra Island, near the Forto Rico
coast.
. .
ni nn nru vu
OLU.UI TCI
IN HAND OF CORPSE
A Case Surrounded by Much
'. Mystery.
New York, Feb. li-In an old-fashioned
house on Christie street tonight a
woman was found dead. In one hand,
which rested, palm down, on the bed
where she lay. scantily clothed, was
grasped in all the tightness of death and
rigor a bloody poh-knife, the point away
from the woman's body. The police and
the coroner have looked at the wound
in the woman's body and the way the
knife was held.
She did not look ex-actly like a woman
of the streets. There were no signs of
a struggle: there was a gash in her
throat, a clean-cut one, and it appeared
as if it was done while the woman
slept. She had been living in the lower
part of Christie street for four days. it
is said.
Much mystery surrounds the case. Cor
oner Seholer ordered the body sent to
the morgue and also ordered the de
tention of witnesses. Captain Titus and
a swarm of his detectives are working
on the case at a. late hour tonight. It
promises to eclipse the celebrated Shake
speare case of Hell s Kitchen fame.
S
A FIERCE FIGHT
DOWN IN GEORGIA
Four Candidates for Guberna-
torial Honors
Atlanta, Feb. 1. Politicians are spec
tdating tonight over the effect of the
withdrawal of J. Pope Brown from the
ytate gubernatorial contest, the election
to be held next fall. Mr. Brown is a
railroad commissioner and was formerly
head of the SraTe. Agricultural Society
This morning Hon. B. Wright, one of
the leading lawyers of the State, quali
fied' as 'Attorney 'General of (Itorg'a to
succeed Hon. John Terrell, who al&o
enters the gubernatorial race. lie is
opposed by Dupont Guerry. a leading
lawyer of Macon, the candidal' of the
ultra temperance clique and J. II. Es
till, editor and-owner of the Savannah
Morning Neue. and b tween the four
candidat; s there has loomed up a f.er,e
political campaign.
THE nSeTwITHHELD
Additional Indictments in the
Kentucky Conspiracy
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 1. When the
grand jury which has been investigating
further into the alfeged conspiracy to
hmurder William Goebel made its re
port, a batch of '. indictments against
prominent persons were returned and
Judge Cantrill said: "Mr. Clerk, take
these indictments and keep them until
bench warrants have been issued and
the persons indicted are in custody. I
am tired of having the names of persons
charged with a felony published and the
parties given an opportunity to escape
as has been done."
The bench warrants were issued th,is
afternoon and-sent to the arresting offi
cers, and it is. said include at least two
prominefc-l Republican politicians and a
man who figured, as a prominent witness
in the Howard case,
NEW ORLEANS RACES
New Orleans, Feb. 1. Results:
- First, selling, 1 miie Dr. Carrick 8
to 1. won: St. David 4 to 5, second;
Carlovignan 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:48
Second, 2-year-olds, 4 furlongs Dark
Planet 0 to 5, won; Lady Matchless 8
to 1, secondj Royap Deceiver 10 to 1,
third. Time, .r2.
xThird, handicap, mile Tennep 3
I: W0JV; rigeon Post 6 to 1, second;
xi iuu uare to 1,-tHint. Time, 1:14.
I-ourth, 1 1-1C miles Prince Blazes
to 1, won; Jessie Jarboe 20 to 1, second!
H of I'rantsmar 5 to 1,-third. Time,
Fifth, sellinar. 1 mile Jem- Hunt 4
to 1, won; El. Ghor G to 1, second
Strangest 5 to 2. third. Time, l:4n
. Sixth, 3-year-olds, mile Sand Flea
2 o 1. won; Prowl 2. to 1.' second; J. p
Keating U to 1, third. Time, 1:18
-4 -j-. - -
After the Czar Again
to he Sunday Special says rumors are
current of an attempt made on the life
of the Czar. The report is regarded as
important in official quarters.
-s-
Young; Ladv's Narrow Escape
Thre came necr" bein2 a Kpmn. ,.?
dent at the Tin ion sfn.tn' -
lvu
a. - r
" "-.f-ivu jcsieruay ai-
l' J P
j. -x' . - o--
leil ,OU . Ct .o
ana wps
"51 ? No. 41 waS
backing under the shed
1 1C -C . T oue was soms
over to the ofher side oftn.T,
bacK oetng toward the unnmajno.
tram which she did not see. The con- us," (Here follows a detailed statement
ductor - taw the lady when they had run "of the county school fund which has
up within a few feet of her and had come into their hands together with ex
air brakes put ; on full force, and the penses and balance on hand.) In con
wheels were shppan on. Tthe track &l- elusion the reoort sn vs- - .
most upon her when she was rescued bv
- POST: SUNDAY. , FEBRUARY 3 1903
farmers
Raleigh's
Mr. Fred H. Williams of Chat
ham Voices This Senti
ment Suggestion to
Be Adopted
So interested are the planters through
out Wake and adjacent counties becom
ing in the re-establishment of. the Ra
leigh tobacco market that many letters
are being received daily by gentlemen
who are known to be identified with the
work, all of them tendering congratula
tions upon the important move both in
its relation to the city and to the country
at large, and many of them offering
suggestions with reference to various
phases of the undertaking. A large num
ber of these suggestions are very valu
able and will have much influence in
shaping the policy of the management
in conducting the market.
One of the most notable letters thus
far received came to Mr. Joseph E.
Pogue yesterday from Mr. Fred II. Wil
liams of Chatham county. He suggests
that, the privilege of owning stock in the
Raleigh Leaf Tobacco Company or ware
house be extended to the farmers
throughout Wake and adjacent counties,
thereby interesting them to work for
the market. The entire letter is of
special interest and is given below;
Rialto, Chatham Co., Jan. 30, 1902.
J. E. Pogue, Esq., Chairman Tobacco
Committee. Raleigh, N. C.
My Dear Sir: I have read with much
interest the efforts that th6 business
men of Raleigh have been making to
re-establish the tobacco market there.
There are several reasons now, that did
not exist when your market went down,
why you should sell more tobacco from
this the eastern part of Chatham and
the western part of Wake. However,
there is never smooth sailing when you
have to deal with" a mass of humanity.
There are some points that are 'easily
influenced from one warehouse to. an
other, much moie from one market to
Knotty Problem from
Cumberland County
The City School Officials ahd
County Board Have Serious
Disagreement Over Ap
portionment of the
School Fund
Various public school, officiate in Cum
berland county are at loggerheads about
what is the proper way, under the
school law, to apportion the school
funds coming-,, into' the hands of the
county board of education.
The announcement was made a few
days ago that the county board had
succeeded in apportioning the funds so
as to provide a four months' term for
every school 'in the county, so that
the county would not have to ai?k for
any appropriation at all out of. the sec
ond " $100,000 givjan by the state to
bring up school terms to the four
months limit. .',
This was thought to be very good but
it seems that all are not satisfied and
the superintendent of public instruction
w appealed to to set aside the appor
tionment made by the county board and
require. them to reapportion, giving each
tovniship the amount which it is entitled
by a per capita division. This was not
done by the board in making the divi
sion so as to give four month terms all
over the county. In this way Cross
Creek township, the one which includes
the- graded schools of Fayetteville, getiS
very much les than a per capita appor
tionment. Hence the fight which has
arisen and the intervention of the su
perintendent of public instruction. The
following letter and extract jroin the
repor t of the county 'board of Education
will show the situation:
"Fayetteville, X. C, Jan. 31.
"Gen. T.,F. Toon, Raleigh, N. C.
"Dear Sir: As a special committee
from the board of trustees of the white
schools of Cross Creek township in
Cumberland county, we appeal to you
for a construction of section 24 of the
school law of the state Our contention
is that the county board of education
should apportion the school fundj to the
townships per capita.
. "There are 1,090 children of both
races of school age in Cross Creek
township, and at the $l.ba per capita.
which the board Pays is the estimated
amount, our township would be entitled
to $3,443.20. Tne county bioard has ap
portioned to the township About $2,200.
Now, we ask that you instruct the
county board of education to apportion
the money per capita and give to Cross
Creek townshlip the full amount of
$3,443.20.
"You will greatly oblige us by giving
an early decision on this matter.
"Sincerely yours,
. "JXO. A. OATS, JR.,
"JAMES 31. LAMB,
"A. B. WIxjL-AMS,
"Special Committee."
The following extract from the recent
report of the Cumberland county board
of education shows the position of this
body and the basis on which they made
the apportionment:
"According to our understanding of
the law, it requires that the term of all
the schools be equal, or as near so as
T,,
possioie.
"In order to accomplish this provision,
u. ..
sources into one general scnooi runa
and arranged to-chaVge all expenditnrfes
xo tne general ranu.
x -t -a.
tainoi a-
It is gratifying to the board to be
- " : .. ' Greek art.
w re always readv to follow' Despise not Greek art; despise notn
fhrir Sort successful neighbors. The in- Greek. For it is to Greek art that
drummTnmeThoJ f as' it? l? mostly con- We must lookas omv fim teacher, study
ducted is verv unsatisfactory to the 1Mt her models, but her spirit, it
farmers. It seems to me that if you we WOnld succeed. La Farge, a modern
could arrange to have a few good and arfc critic. Jn his paper on Raphael, at-
infiuential men in ine muweui
ot the county to e Bt m
nouse ana tnereuy uac
h this section of the country, which is
so near Durham. All of our best farm-
ers here have sold at your market, and
a great many will Jo so again, but you
can't count on them regularly without
some change . of influence. If you de-
pend upon the drummer method your
warehousemen should use every means
a r . j i c f,tf
possioie xo secure gouu, aunvi, L1 ului.
men, who could enjoy the confidence of
the farmers. , ' . ..
I have written this hoping that it
might be worth something to you in
reaching this section. Any information
that I can render you will afford , me
real pleasure. ,
Very respectfully,
' FEED H. WILLIAMS.
A Inririi nnmW nf Ti.nlpisrh' hest buSl-
ness men are giving jmueh time to the
rrmnidPratfim of the best interests of the
tobacco market, and they are deeply im
pressed with the wisdom of Mr. Wil
Jlms' suggestion so much so that it is
veTy probable that steps will be taken
at an early date to put. the plan into
execution.
The number of calls for tobacco seed
which are being distributed free by the
Raleigh Leaf Tobacco Company from
various stores in the city are increasing
dnily, and the golden weed is sure to be'
raised in large quantities all over, the
nri trt 4ha Tf n 1 m o-i Trmrfept Is the nnani-
mous determination of the Raleigh busi
ness - men. , That they will succeed to
a most gratifying degree cannot be
doubted by those who observe the vigor
ous and well-directed efforts on foot.
. :
tlon ohtainahle that all our schools are
in continuous session,, with a 'better
average attendance than heretofore. j
"We have 90 schools for the white
race, and G4 for the colored in the
county, and have endeavored to appor
tion our money so as to give every
school in the county a four months
term from the graded schools in Fay
etteville to 'those in the most remote
districts for both white and" colored
children.
"Respectfully submitted, j
"S. H. STRANGE. 1
"Chairman.
"J. II. SMITH.
"H. Ii. BOLTON.
"January 29, 1902."
at woTk for the market u tne ume, uiuu " . d gave a new form, ' Sunday's Raleigh Momin? r0t .
J- nt Mirsi I onlv have reference fore was the privilege Of the feyv. , UP my at i in If:iry
T 1. ,...-..T.f..-. Jrt-r.- f n 1, 1 ! tnctiiijl
make a ruling Monday or Tuesday.
AHT LECTURE AT
BAPTIST UNIVERSITY .
Rv Hr PaorJial Pho Jr nf firppt
DyUI. rdbUndl,UlldH Ul Ul CC3
at Wake Forest College
Dr. Paschal of the chair of Greek of
Wn!.-& IVroef OsiUacrn iflrn fl most PV-
cellent lecture on Greek Alt at the Bap-
tist Female University .last night. ,
He said that the United- Siates had
greatly neglected to cultivate the love
of the beautiful. The land and seas
and skies and mountains of Greece
were such as to develop art among the
peopJe. Their intelligence, their sense
of the beau:! ful and their sense of pro-
portion made them natural artists. The
Greek temple was the supreme consum-
mation of Greek art. The range of
Greek art was narrow in architecture,
but in that nan-ow range they gained
perfection.
The greatest masterprece of the Greek
artists were found in the Parthenon.
Their statues are representations of
gods and men, in flawless perfection.
At its beginning Greek sculpture was
naturally crude but xwo hundred years
of work brought perfection. The later
iue supsiiutruucui vn. iuum.. lucuui.- tended
tion now has the questions involved un
der consideration and will probably
Doirt
Ro o t O u t That Pocket Book
It's now or never. Our great store alteration sale. We prefer slaugh
tering prices to having the goods , subject to du t and dirt. Besides, it is
our custom at this season of the year, just before inventory, -a Clearance
Sale of Clothing. We are making . such ' big cuts. suchi deep cuts, that
every clothing buyer will feel that he "is doing his pocket book a great in
justice to neglect our unusual offerings '," ; '.
Everything in Men's. Boys' and Children's Clothing will be sold at
cut prices. Look over a few of the cut rates below and see if you can af
ford to miss this sale. . v - ' ;
$22 50 SUITS AND OVER 0
20 00
18 00 " '
15 00 44
12 00 "
10 00 (k
NEW ARR Vfl S The new shapes of Hats for spring-Derbys and Pana
In5, ma Shape Soft Hats-both the latest in stsle and in our
popular $3 grade. Come and see them
nrt of Greek art ivas an age of decline,
due to their attempt to produce effect.
Correct notions of essential beauty of
human form, hawto group ..figure we
learn from Greek art. Our modern lit
nnot free itself from the ef-
; fects of the simplicity and beauty of
tributed the successor tne JJivine unkn
ftrf fQ Ws study of the antique Greek,
Mr. J. P. Maharffy expresses his ap-
preciatkm of Greek art thus: 'All the
ff01.j,j-g culture culminated in Greece,
aU Greece jn Athens, all Athens in the
n all tle Acropolis in the Par-
' . . .
tnzB''. . t. . ifntv, int nicht
Those who heard the lecture last mgnt
?mna T p Tnsplm wdl come aeam.
.
DELEGATES TO
ROADS MEETING
; PrpeMant LoUffhran NameS
r CilUCIIl UUUglll ail
Representatives from Ap
palachian Good Roads
Association
(Asheville Citizen.)
."Prpidnt Pmnt Lonsrhran of the Ap-
paiachian Good Roads Association this
morni appointed the following dele-
tion at Raleigh:
. tJurKe counit iuuiuas jiuuic.
Henderson county, A. Cannon.
Lincoln county, , Samuel Burgin.
McDowell county, Dr. M. F. Mor
phew. Swain county, R. L. Leatherwood.
Transylvania county, J. J. Minor.
Gaston county, M. P. ilddleman.
Haywood county, J. M. Hyaft.
Madison county, C. A. - .chols.
Catawba county, A. Shuford.
Polk county, H. E. Gray
Jackson county, D. E. Davies.
Buncombe county, M. L. Reed,
Thomas Wadley Raoul, joub A. Nich-
0is . ,
Rutherford county, C. C. Gettys.
Cherokee county, J. H. Woods.
Graham county, W. P. Rowe.
Clay county, J. C. Herbert.
Macon county, John C. Wright.
Mr. Loughran will go as a delegate
representing the office of public road
inquiries of Washington. . lie has also
been commhfdoned by Governor Ay
cock as a representative of the state at
j the South Carolina Interstate and West
j Indian exposition. Mr. Loughran ex
pects a large representation from the
Appalachian Good "Roads Association
at. me Mine wuveiiuuii. iujuun
t mat Tiie -onvenuoii )iwu-e iu ie
great success and will be largely at-
.AnniTlflMAl RFPDRT
FROM COUNTIES
The superintendent of public lnstmc-
ion has been notified that none of the
second $100,000 will be needed to bring
the school all up 'tD the four months'
standard in Durham, Forsythe. Cataw-
ba chowan Cumberland, . Granville,
New Hanover, Pasquotank, Vance and:
Wayne.
In addition to the counties heretofore
a 4 : :.i ii.. i ;,.'
icjiuiun ii wauling am lux; loH'J iiio
have been received: .
Richmond county -wants $180.07 for
11 white district and $4!. .57 for 15
colored district. Total $077.04.
Transylvania "wants $824.25 for 27
white districts and SOfi.31 for 3 colored
districts. Total $800.38.
Union' county asks for $1,493.55. Of
this $1,014.27 is for 50 white districts
and $4S2.2S for 24 colored districts.
Warren county. r.fiks for ..$31.58 for
one colored district, all the -white, dis-
tricts having already been provided
with 4 months schools from the regu
lar school fund. "...'
$s '
"Von Know What Ton Aro Tak'n-r .
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
is simply iron and qmniQp in. a tasteless
f0rm. No cure, no pay; 50c,
JITS AND OVER 3 OATS for
s. &
D. BERWANGER,
uNE PRICE CLOTHIER
RALEIGH, PRINCE
AND AUDITORIUM
Apex News Rises to Give
a Telling Rap That May
Be Profitable
The Apex News of last weok
Raleigh a severe and deserved--',) a'1
the auditorium. It makes, hit.,..
IS
will remark ,that we hafi thongiit V0me
what seriously about extending ,m i-' ;'
tatiou to the Prince, but, Rnleish blu,
f-o near by, and with the ii.l ant i-Q .
that (proposed) $."0,000
aii(.ln(!r;iiu
hardly expected to get him. We cm
entertain the Prince all right mom
but "would much Tather have sonV of ";
Raleigh bum politicians to onie out Z
entertain us with a fresh bear tal.
would suit us better. When that auli'
torium is completed we expect to iu,,,
up a notch or two in society. Ii ii!g S)
closely related to Raleigh, wo hope to
move up as Raleigh does, bm Hie a udi
torium is not built yet, and the f:!ow-n
lines of doggerel fits the oecuMon abou
as well as anything we can think
just now: .
THAT RALEIGH AUDITORIl M.
When Raleigh's auditorium
Is finished and complete.
Prince Henry '11 be invited
v. To a gay and jolly fete. .
Roosevelt will be on hand
To christen up the hall.
And Booker T. will come along
To see the merry ball.
The nation will have tickets,
Mrs. Carrie we will see
That mighty little hatchet at
That Raleigh jubilee.
'Possum sod atKl "tater"
Will be the bill-of-fart--Big
juicy watermelons
And lots of kinky hair.
The dance will last all. night
And far into next day.
If Rr'oigh gets the building
Just as the papers say.
So tune up the fiddle
And wind up the bow, ' -Get
things good and ready
For that Raleigh Audito.
The papers say they'll have it
When the money is in pijrht.
L Twenty plunks has been subscribed,
Which makes the matter right.
When Raleigh gets it ready
Print it in The Post,
Write us, wire ns, let us know;
We'll . scratch 'em up a toast
' ..
JANUARY RECEIPTS.
Splendid Showing Made. b
. the Raleigh Post Office
Postmaster Bailey yesterd.iy annminr-
H lue receipts or tue uaieigii post o;m-
lor tne montn or January just closed.
During that month the oflice colicno.l
.;4,L,74.000 a'gains $4,132.70 in J;inua:y
of last year, a difference of $111.C:. i.i
favor of this .year.
In January 1900. the receipts w?r?
?4,L,0S.91, showing S70.21 over the nm
month in 1901: and the sum of $r.c.is
locii tlmn Tnnnnrvr tHj voir In linn.
ary "1899 the receipts were S:i!.ls 1"
which is $1.0S.".G4 less than the coi'n-
ponding month this vear.
This showing is most remarkable when
i: is claimed that there is a ger.rr.i
falling off in business, ovin to u
crops.
...
I lire e NeW UOrDOratlOnS
r
I nree companies were mcorponii' i
yesterday in the Secretary of Sta"
ffice- The William Whittam 'YtiW
Company of Asheville, was incoroi;i!-
v(l with a capital of $25,000. The -!
jeet of the company is to conduct a fi-
rory for the manufacture of cotton.
"wool and jute goods. .The stoekhoM-r
re W. Whittan, Jr., of Woons.:?.
R- U J. A. Burrough, Thosr D. J m
eton, W. T. Weaver of Asheville,
W. M. Carney of Atmore, Ahibnm.i.
The Wades Point Lumber Oorr.p.n
of Washington, Beaufort comity, v
incorporated with $5,00. capital.
O. Baughan, George T. Leach, W. I'.
Rodman and W. Rodman.
The Lubin urniture Company
Charlotte, was incorporated with -
000 capital. The incorporators j.
L'ilin, James T.. Porter and K. ';
Smith. $16 88
15 00
13 50
31 50
. 9 00
7 EC)
Li'tvc tiicui lit uiiijuj. ins ii r th. ..
u"" x uucisco club
representative j Mr. Caserb,
able to report from the best informa-