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NOELL BROS., Proprietors, Vol.. X Vim. THE EARTHQUAKE IN : MEXICO. PROBABLY 300 ; PEOPLE WERE BULLED. Great Destruction to Property Re suits in the City . of Ohilpanoingo Where the Capitol Building. Par ish Church and many Residences are in Ruins Mexico City, Tan. 17. One of the most terrible catastrophes ever recorded in the State of Guerrero is reported to t have occurred late yesterday afternoon, when an ex tremely violent earthquake shock was felt at Chilpancingo causing a great loss of life and injuring many persons. Details from the stricken district are very meagre, but scat' tering reports received here indicate that probably; 300 persons were kill ed and as many more injured. It is known that the State capitol. the parish church and many business houses and residences; are in ruins and there is much suffering from the awful seismic disturbance. One of the edifices that suffered most was the Federal Telegraph office, which explains the paucity of news that has so far reached this city. T - (-Qf moqrrra r o4-o i1 c? Vxorro r 4- or. . aim. 4. i T. j J rive here. The telegraph lines and apparatus at. Chilpancingo were badly damaged, but the employes, pll.of whom were uninjured, pro ceeded to erect an improvised , tele graph office on the. outskirts of the city. The number of dead was greater in the parish church than in any single place, as a crowd of worshipers were gaUered there for the afternoon service. " The solid masonry-walled roof came toppling down on the worshipers as if it had been wrenched frm bearings by a thousand strong hands- Sev eral people were killed there. The War department has ordered the troops in the neighborhood to co operate in the work of rescue Favor Panama Offer. Washington,, Jan. 18.- The sup plemental report of the Isthmian Canal Commission on the propo sition of the Panama Canal Compa ny to dispose of its propertv to , the United States for $40,000,000 was delivered to President -Roosevelt this evening. The members of the commission refused to discuss the nature of the roport and like re ticence was maintained at the White House, but it was stated on excell ent authority that the report unani mously reccommends that the offer of the Panama Company be accept ed. The report it is stated is very voluminous, going into all phases of the Question and attempting to meet obictions that anv legal com- plications will arise. Fatal Accidend in a Mill. Durham, Jan. 17.T-J. L. Wright white, 34 years of age met a horri ble death in the Krwin Mill this afternoon about 1 o'clock. Caught in a belt his body was jerked to the pulley above and his right leg torn off at the hip join:. He lived some eight or ten minutes after the acci dent. . A Bloodhound Hun . Suffolk , i Va, v Jan . 25 .-Hurricane Branch is making arrangements to u.avc ci muo anouna man nunt on Long Island. , He has bargained with a former New Yorker-to give a man chase on the island for $5, 000 and to exhibit the. dogs in New ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, January 22, 1902. Proceedings of the Board of Educa tion. The Board of Education met in regular, session on Monday Jan. 13th, -present, Rev. J. A. Beam Chairman, W. A. Warren and .W. EL Hambrick. . . . . . The . first business! before the Board was from district No. I,. Olive Hill township in regard to 1 ocation of school site 1 for white race. It was ordered that the de cission of the Board at its Oct. meeting stand. The report J. H. Sherman consoli dating the colored schools in dis tricts No. 2, 3 and 5 ;in Allensville and No. 3 in Mt. -Tirzah township be adopted. Ordered that W. A;: Warren and W. R. Hambrick look after the Ter rell fund. . Ordered that the committees be notified to have their school houses cleaned around so as to protect them from fire. Ordered that Ten Dollars be al lowed district No. 1, white; Mt. Tirzah township, for free libra ry, - - ;.. I Ordered that the account of Noell Bros., $9.60, be allowed . ' - V Ordered that $20 be paid Mr. Melton for one acre of land for school site, white, in district No. 3 Hollo ways township. Ordered that the two joint schools,. white, .No. r in Allerisville "town ship and No. 2 in Roxboro run four months. Ordered that $26 by exchange of school house for the colored race in district No. 1 Allensville township be placed to the credit of the whites. 1 Ordered that the amounts duel each school go to their credit. Ordered that $20 be paid Mrs, Fox for one acre of land condemn- - .t ed for white race in district No. 2 in Olive Hill township. The report of the Superior Court Clerk was approved and ordered to be recorded. Ordered that each school in .the County run a four months school; Ordered that '$$ be allowed each school to pay the general expenses. Ordered that $400 be apportioned to the Roxboro Institute and $loo to Pass' Academy to run a four months school. " Amounts to be apportioned : County Tax, - $7448,74 Funds collected by Clerk 209.00 , Funds by J. P's, : Mayor's fines, Interest Terrell fund, State, Whiskey tax, ) Total, Amount apportioned, 123.23 123.30 2670.20 896.16 700,00 12170.57 8155.00 Npt apportioned, . $4015.57 ' Gy F. Hoixoway,-: Co. Supt. Kentucky Officially , Sustained : . Schley." ' Frankfort; Ky.; 17. The House after a spirited debate, adopted the resolutions "commendatory ; to Ad miral Schley. vThe Republicans opposed , that- , portion of the - res olution. which condemned the court inquiry that sat in' the Schley case and refused to vote when the roll was called. -All of- the; 70 Dem ocrats present voted for the resolu tions. - V ' v -' Itch on human cured in 3 minutes by Y7oolford's Sanitary Lotion. This HOT.TE FIRST: ABROAD TJEKT. SKINNER WINS. Bernard Makes Some People Mad by Withdrawing. Russel De- 1 clines th Collectorship. -,. .Keith the IIan. ';-'- Washington, Jan. -20.- The dis trict attorneyship was settled today by the withdrawal of District Attor ney Bernard. Harry Skinner will be appointed in a" few.days,:v , Bernard went to the White House today and told the President that he would not longer oppose Senator Pritchard's wishes. It-is said that Bernard was induced to take this " action by Corporation Commissioner Abbott and" Clerk of the Federal Court Grant,' vor-th4t he was promised some other office, by Senator Pritchard. A large number of : Norths Caro lina Republicans are here in Ber nard's interest! and. some 1 of : them are mad because' their candidate backed out; The Wilmington collectorship was offered to ex-Governor ,Russel,-i but he declined this office and to day it was decided again to appoint , ... -;;;-: -' . B. F Keith, his appointment will be made in a very few 'days. It is said that RusselV declina- tion is a result of a deluge, of tele grams to Senator Pritchard from citizens of North Carolina protest ing against Mussel's appointment oir-that he:wa&asked to. -decliiie Dr:Geo. Ti Winston is herei ( He wants the A. and M. College re lieved from paying for the. United States guns burned , in the recent fire. . He finds that it will require a special act of Congress and Con gressman Pou will 1 introduce the bill at an early date. The Norfch Oaroiiua Methodist Handbook and Almanac. With the compliments of the publisher, Rev, T. N Ivey, D. D., editor cf the Raleigh Christian Advocate, we have received a copy of the North Caroliua Methodist Handbook and Almanack Every family needs an Almanac containing practical information ron affairs of the household , and the State. Every family needs .also a Handbook of information touching his . religious denomination, y Both hee'ds are supplied in the one publi cation, The North Carolina Metho dist ; Handbook and , Almanac. The contest are full and varied, giving history, biography, , directo ries; tables, exhibits, rolls, mem oirs, etc.,' with half-tone cuts, of the prominent men and . institu tion of. North Carolina Methodism! The roll cf Sunday-school Superln- dehts is lengthy and complete, and and the first ; one prepared in the. State.. In fact-this is the v first Northl Carolina Methodist Hand book and Almanac " ever published in the State. It is pleasing in . ap- pearance, , of . 150. -pages- neatly printed and durably bound in stiff electrotyed cover, r It is r strange that a publication of such informa and artistic merit shoul be fcold ; as low as 25 cents a copy but so it is, and that postpaid. Send for cojpy to,T. N; Jvey, Editor, Raleigh, N. Austin; Texas, Jan. 17; The railroad commission announces a general new class , of freight rates in the State. A reduction of about 20 per cent, is made from the pre- sent tariff. The "nev7 tariff bz 01.00 i-if-" 1 " - Sir, t-s L Makes the food more delicious and whofesorna ROYAL BAKING POWDER Important to Oonfederats Veterans and Their Friends. Volumes oie, two aud. three, of 'Regimental Histories ot North Car- olina" have been issued and volume 4 is printed and near ly ready i .These volumes can be had at one dollar each, from the State librarian. Voir ame 5 is printed also, except - 'cor- rectiop8" and the ?inder,".' which will delay its issuetill ' March " 1st. As thfe first requisite is accuracy and truthfulness all- who may discover any e'rrdrs and o'mmission . in the work "are earnestly requested: to ;; send corretions . to "Editor.; Regimental Hislories,,? Raleigh, N. 0., by; the 15th of ;Februarj Those who failed to get the photos; of their . friends in pevious volumes can ,y gep - meuuu volome 5 by sending them to Maj. 0. L. Pattoni University Publishing OompanycNewVyorkvcity, by ,the 15th.oiFebrhary';19Q2. :The phb: tos must have b9i-takea -durmg the war or, not loncf af ter!nd ; must accompanied, .'fnontj-ordefo ehffravinffs Nov line us drawn ' at rank.' Photos will be returned by Major Patton to senders, xnis is the last opportunity for corrections or photos. , . Hiurdle Mills Locals. f About all that our farmers can do now is to cut and haul wood. It has been a oio time for rather ing ice, and our ict gathers took ad vantage of this cold wave and filled tneir ice houses.- Nearly all our people are enjoying very good healta at . this writing. , The Hurdles Mill school started off Jan; 6th with a verv good at tendence. We think, and are almost certain, that t hi 8 school is already and iff going to be one of the. most successfal schools; that Hurdles Mill has ever had, A much " larger number is attending now than : at tended before Christmas. . , . rf It is thought and feared that a great deal of the wheat and oat crop' has been hurt by the cold freezing weather that we have been hating eq much of. ' ; Mr. R."L.Wilburn, our merchant, returned home a few days ago -from Va.; wjiere he haa been for several davs on a.business trip. I will close forNtbis tim wishing a11 8uccess- A. P. D. Berlin.V Jan. i7-rPrince Heniy announced officially today thaf: he will take, to America a , valuable present from the Emperor , of ; Ger: many to Miss Roosevelt. . ; in is An elegant line of white goods of all kinds, such as Bleaching, Lonsdale, 10-4 Sheetings, Lawns, Dimities, and Nainsook, with a splendid stock of Embroideries for trimmings, also Percales, Ginghams and Calicoes for early spring wear all at prices, that can't be matched elsewhere. Come to see us and let us show yon what' wo have been getting, - . Per Year in Advance, No, 4. id CO., NEW YORK. Substitute Philippine ? Tariff Bill. Washington, Jan i8,The Dem ocratic members of the Senate Com mittee' on the Philippines were in qossultatipn for several hours today over proposed substitute proposition tor tne i'mlippine tarm diii.v 1 ney are agreed on all the essential feat-' iires of their position. In eeneral they,say they will recommend that in the , ehdi provision should be .--.- 1 .7..- . t ... - -r-S'-l . - ' w. . -. maae giving xne r uipinos tneir in dependence, i but y in the meantime providing: for free trade between the UniteS States and thePhilippine ar-r chipelago such as is, maintianed be tween the United. States proper and other 4 territories- 1 THE -O H I L L- ' ONE HORSE PLOU.- fulls easier tnan any otn er one horse plow on tEe market..' Call and ex amine it-Trknow you . are bound to be pleased ,witK this plow York city for the same at 1.., - '
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