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VOL. 20. SMITH FIE LI), N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1901. NO. 32.
STATE FAIR NEXT WEEK.
The Twentieth Century Fair Prom
ises to Eclipse Any Yet Held
in Raleigh.
News and Observer, 16th.
(Jen. W. It. Cox, the President
of the Fair, will arrive in Raleigh
this week and the details of the
great undertaking, which will
entertain thousands next week,
will receive his personal atten
tion.
Few men possess more direct ing
force and capacity than tienerai
Cox, and since the day of his elec
tion, he has been active in his
efforts to make the Twentieth
Century Fair a model for its suc
cessors.
Secretary I'ogue, who was cut
out for the posit ion he so success
fully fills, remarked a few days j
since that the Agricultural So
ciety never had a president who
gave more of his time and atten
tion to the Fair than its present
executive. General Cox is a man
of action and every detail and
arrangement of the big event
next week has received his con
sideration. General Cox has not
only looked after the big features,
but the small ones as well. When
the Fair has gone into history it
will be then seen how well he lias
planned and worked.
The Fair is even more than a
big circus, though that word con
veys jnagnitude to the mind. It
requires the brains and skill of
Hundreds or men- to direct the
different departments, which are
so well organized, that the officers
do not have to give their valu
able time to details. This year
the departments are in the hands
of well equipped men, who will be
of great assistance to the presi
dent and secretary. General Cox
has planned with wisdom and!
judgment, and the results will
soon be ready for public scrutiny.
The police protection this year
will be well nigh perfect. Mr. J. J.
Summerell, of this city, has been
elected chief of police of the Fair.
Mr. Summered is in every way
qualified for the position. He
has been given a corps of trained
assistants, who will have little
difficulty in maintaining order
and protecting the public from
the traps of the fakirs.
The entries for the races closed
last night at 11 o'clock. Dozens
of fleet horses which have been
held back until the last day, were
entered yesterday. There are
said to be more horses entered
for the races this year than in a
great many years. The horses
come from many States of the
Union and there will be plenty of
entertainment for the admirers
of blooded racers. The racing
program is an attractive one, the
xJ-. JJ..? r/w?
purees hiiiuuuuu^ tu ^,ouu.
An Eiffel tower will be one of
the striking displays on the mid
way, where Os-co, who eats 'em ,
alive and the Hoochey Koochy
lady flourish and thrive. The
"dear people" who are looking
for amusement and piejty of it
measure the success of the Fair
by the midway. Those so inclined
will vote the Fair next week "the
greatest ever." The old midway
space has all been reserved anil
a survey is being made for an ex
tension of the midway to other
parts of the grounds. Among
the midway attractions are the
Electric Theatre, Oriental Con
cert Hand, Russian Troupe, Tom
Thumb Railroad, Aeriel Razzle
Dazzle, Merry-Go-Round, Shoot
ing Gallery, The Snake Eater,
Lunette or Flying Lady, Aero-'
bats, Equine Extravigarits, Pal
mograpn, Cinematoseope of the
Holy City, Ostrich Fair, Tobog
gan* Slide of Horse, Educated
Animals, Bicycle Circle, and many
others, including Prof. Mecham s
Dog Show, in three free perform
ances daily, and the wonderful
ostriches racing against horses.
The exhibitors from a distance
are already arriving and making
preparations for the installation
of tneir exhibits. Secretary Den
son had callers yesterday from
Chicago and Micnigan. A force
of men areat work at the grounds
with hammer and saw, and the
paint brush is following behind, i
The buildings are in fine shape,
repairs having been made to all
of them. I
STATE NEWS.
Short Items ot Interest Clipped and
Culled From Our State
Exchanges.
The Ratidleman Hosiery .Mills,
in Randolph county, where
last week. They were owned by
Newlandik Ruller, Loss, $22,000;
insurance, $15,000.
There are now 3d chapters in
the North Carolina Division of
the United Daughters of the Con
federacy. There are 1,800 mem
?berii, a gain of 450 since last
October.
Eighteen suits for divorce are
on the docket in the Superior
Court for Wake County this week.
This is a record-breaker. It is
estimated that there are 1,200
divorces a year in the State.
The State Library now has a
department for negroes, but the
latter do not use it. They used
to frequent the library and this
caused complaint on the part of
the whites. The latter do not
give themselves any worry be
cause of the absence of the
negroes.
Ex-State Treasurer W. H.
Worth has instituted suit in the
Superior Court at Raleigh against
the Baltimore Surety Company
and six men, all bondsmen ol W.
H. Martin, who while a clerk for
Worth in the Treasury stole
$16,000. The last of this money
was repaid Friday by Worth to
the State.
Leading Republicans in the
State held a conference at Greens
boro Saturday, Senator Prich
ardy Congressmen Blackburn and
Moody, State Chairman Holton
and many others being present.
The chief purpose is to secure the
re-election of Senator Pritchard,
and the plan is to take steps
satisfactory to Democrats who
favor the national Republican
platform.
ANOTHER FISH STORY.
But the Big ones Did Not All Get
Away.
On the 14th inst. Mr. J. A.
Starling had his "Cow Bone"
seined. The "Cow Bone" is an
old channel of Neuse river, in the
shape of a horse shoe, half mile
in circumference and one hundred
yards across the heel,, where the
river now runs. This narrow
spp.ce was cut into by frequent
overflows washing across and
depositing sediments of inud and
trash in the old channel, making
a cow mire, where many perished
in crossing for tlie green cane
growing on the island. Hence
the name "Cow Bone.
This cut off occurred about 60
years ago, and men now living,
(two of whom 1 know, Mr. Solo
mon Daughtrey and James Rob
erts), say they have seen steam
boats go and they themselves
have been on turpentine rafts
around this old channel.
Here the fishing was done last
Monday, and a fine time we had.
Five hand seines with the neces
sary crews worked tour hours
and caught nearly 4,000 fish, di
vided into 20 sharesfwhich made
nearly a bag full each. Thirty
carp, weighing from one to fifteen
pounds, bushels of silver perch,
some 12 inches long, river perch,
catfish, gar, gizzard shad, catfish
"to who laid the rail," headed by
a turtle, the shell as big as a
bread tray. The turtle and four
large carp were sold to the high
est bidder and the money divided
among the fishers. Everybody
was in the best of humor, and
barring a little chattering of the
teeth, had a glorious fishing
frolic, rejoicing and praising J.
H. Starling and his "Cow Bone."
C. S. Powell.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
For the week ending October
14th, the following couples were
granted license to marry:
White?Josiah Strickland to
I el a Ann Barbour; W. T. John
son to Eva Barnes; J. N. Hales
to Louiza lee.
Colored?I). Mayo to Dora Tay
lor and E. S. Melvin to Jensey
Richardson.
THE SCHLEY INQUIRY.
A Brief Summary ol the Progress ot
the investigation.
Nearly the entire session of the
Schley court of inquiry Monday
1 was devoted to listening to the
testimony of Capt. Francis A.
Cook, of Schley's flagship Brook,
lyn, w io was callbd by the Navy
Departm'nt. It was a review of the
entire campaign after Cervera's
fleet, beginning with the depart
ure of the Flying Squadron fro in
Key West and concluding with
the battle-of -July 8. He said
that at first it hail been believed
by both Sampson and Schley
that the Spanish fleet was 111 the
harbor of Cienfuegos, and that
no information to the contrary
had been conveyed to Com
modore Schley until the arrivifl
I of Capt. McCalla, on May 24,
when communication, with the
insurgents on shore was estab
lished. He said that it was Com
modore Schley's expectation to
meet the Spaniards in the open
sea,, and his constant care was
to have coal enough for such an
emergency. He explained fully
the conditions which led to the
retrograde movement* andtfhel
prompt abandonment of that1
movement, as quickly as those
conditions changed. He testified
that be gave the order for the
Brooklyn's "loop" as a necessary
j maneuver; that the turn was i
made as completely and as quickly ;
as po88ioie,ana tnat tne lirookiyn
was alone among the Spanish
ships until the Oregon came forg
ing alongside. He described Com
modore Schley as an officer
always enthusiastically brave
and patriotic. He said the
engines of the Brooklyn were
uncoupled by orders of Admiral
Sampson.
Mr Albert Beale, a volunteer
l lieutenant on the Harvard, but
now in civil life, assumed the
responsibility for changing the
meaning of Schley's ''disobedi
ence of orders" dispatch by say
ing that he used a code phrase
which seemed to express the
language of the dispatch in order
to avoid the tedious spelling in
ciptier of each word.
The government then rested its
case.
Eduardo Nunez, a Cuban pilot,
testified that he advised Schley
that the Spanish fleet could not |
be in Santiago Harbor, and also
that he carried a letter forSchley
to the insurgents, which brought
definite information as to the
presence of the fleet in that
harbor.
Capt. Francis A. Cook, of the
Brooklyn, was again upon the
stand in the Schley court of
inquiry Tuesday, and testified
more fully regarding the so
called retrogrude movement. He
said that Commodore Schley
started west with the idea of
coaling at sea as soon as the
water changed, but also with the
feeling that if the water continued
rough he would be approaching
a coaling base. Capt. Cook spoke
in especially commendatory
terms of Commodore Schley's
actions on the day of the battle
of Santiago.
Lieut. Commander James H.
Sears, Schley's flag lieutenant,
was on the stand nearly all day.
His evidence was principally
corroborative of Capt. Cook's
story of the previous day. On
cross-examination he failed to
give the particulars of the war
ning message sent by Commodore
Schley on the night of July 2,
that the fleet mignt be expected
to leave the harbor. It was also
devloped that Schley had not
originally intended to leave Cien
fuegos until the 2oth, the day j
after he learned that the Spanish
fleet was not within the harbor.
Commander Sears said that it
was his opinion that the Spanish
ship Viscaya intended to ram the
Brooklyn.
Kduardo Nunez, the Cuban
pilot, said that Commodore
Schley asked him if it was pos
sible to take the Brooklyn into
Santiago harbor, and he replied
in the negative.
The court declined to admit
Schley's telegraphic report of the
battle of July 3, which he sent
to the cable office, but which
Sampson's flap lieutenant refused
to allow to he forwarded.
In the Schley court of inquiry
Wednesday it was showed by the
testimony of Lieut. Kdward Mc
Cauley that during the battle of
Santiago Chief Yeoman IOllis was
1- illed by a shell while standing
fifteen feet distant from Commo
dore Schley, and that when Mc
; Cauley and another officer were
about to throw the body over
board, tlie man's head having
been severed from his body, Com
modore Schley said to then ty
cover up the body and let it re
main for burial.
Commander Newton E. Mason,
executive officer of the Brooklyn,
Schley's flagship, corroborated
the previous witness for Schley as
to the character of the blockade
at Cienfuegos and Santiago. He
ga%e a clear narrativeof the bat
tle and said that Commodore
Schley was alwayscool, collected,
and brave. On cross-examina
tion he stated that he had no
discussions with the commodore
regarding the retrogade move
ment.
Lieut. Commander Sears was
again questioned as to his con
versation in the ward room of
the Massachusetts, and denied
having made a remark deroga
tory of Schley. He said that he
showed irritation, but this was
due to the delay asked for by
Capt. Higginson, postponing the
firing upon the Colon until after
the men had had their dinner.
Lieut. Charles Webster, former
ly of the Brooklyn, also testified
but no new facts of importance
were elicited.
SELMA NEWS.
Mr. Det. Temple, of Wake, was
here this week.
Mrs. R. E Richardson, of Wake
county, is visiting at Mr. C. W.
Richardson's.
Misses Turner, of Georgia, and >
Tondinson, of Wake county, are
visiting Miss Nola Mitchener.
Misses Hell, of Raleigh, and
Ryrd, of Little River Academy,
are visiting Miss EtHe Blackmail
Mr. George Mitchener, of Wake
county, and Dug. Mitchener, of
Franklin county, are visiting
John A. Mitchener.
The Johnston County Baptist
Association, colored, is in session
here this week. The delegates
seem to be enjoying themselves.
Last Monday Mr. I^evi Owens
was attached to the Selma Grad
ed School District by the Board
of Education. Our school grows
daily in favor with the people.
*1? TV 1_ 1 r*l 1
AiiHses r^uuia auu uiaiicne
Mitchener and Dr. Noble went to
Wilson's Mills Wednesday to be
present at the marriage of Miss
Sue Tomlinson and Mr. Leon
Fields.
Buck Hudson bought on the
Seltna market, Wednesday, nine
ty-four bales of cotton. The
farmers will bring Buck their cot
ton. They know he will treat
them right.
Dr. Noble cut from one-fourth
of an acre, measured, a crop of
peavines which, after they were
dried and ready to go in the bain,
weighed thirteen hundred and
sixty-two pounds. They were
cut by hand and not with a
mower, or the yield would have
been more.
Last Monday Daniel Riifdick a
young colored man was before
Squire Kirby for cruelty to ani
mals. The Squire thought there
was probable cause of guilt, so he
bound him over to court in a
small bond, only five hundred
dollars, justified. Of course he
could not give it so he went to
jail.
Dr. R. J. N'oble celebrated his
forty-eighth birthday last Wed
nesday dv giving a supper to the
trustees and teachers of the
graded schools. There were
present Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Win
ston, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Edger
ton, MissesStella Passmore, Nan
nie E. Richardson and Marion
Preston, Messrs. T. T. Candler
and C. N. Peeler.
Money orders sold during *he
last fiscal vear reached a tutul of
^00,000,000.
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES. .
Items ot General Interest From the
Nation's Capital City.
At a mooting of the board of
ma agersof the National McKiu
ley Memorial Arch Association,
organized for the pui^iose of
ereciinga memorial at the city
end of the proposed memorial
bridge, held Monday evening,
Cardinal Gibsons, among others,
was named us one of the hono
rary vice-presidents of move
ments.
The finest hotel in the national
capital?the New Wiljard?on the!
site of the famous old hostlery,
was opened to the public Tues
day morning. Only half of the
building has been completed, at
a cost of $1,500,000. The north (
end of the old building, which
still stands, will be torn down to
make way for tbeotherhalf. The
hotel is Id stories high, of Pom
peian brick and supported by
steel framework. On the top
floor, overlooking the city, is a
banquet rialland ballroom which
may in time become as fanntus
for historic gatherings as was the
dining hall of the old Willard.
The woik of clearing ground for
the new building was begun July
21,1900. Within is days the
contractors had entirely removed
the old structure, which covered
25,000 squarefeet and was seven
stories high.
l>naoi.l..ni It -*
i icoiurm llUUWVflt UWUfctiry
talks about what he is thinking
of, and it may be assumed, with
out fear of being wrong, that the
readjustment of the tariff so as
meet the needs of our rapidly in-[
creasing production will be the
chief topic of his message to Con
gress in December. It is a sub
ject upon which he speaks with
the greatest earnestness to mem
bers of the House and Senate
who call on him at the White
House. The expressions used by
President McKinley in his last
speech <^>pear to gain force from
repetition by President Roose
velt. He is manifestly so sincere
in the conviction that we have
reached a stage in our industrial
development where we must seek ;
wider markets for our products
or shortly suffer a reaction that
he may be depended on to argue i
the case with great earnestness
in his message.
MRS. MARY ANNIE IHRIE DEAD
A Lady Universally Loved Passes
Away at San Francisco.
l'ittsboro, N. C., Oct. 14.?A
telegram from Capt. VV. L. Lon
don >o-dav from San Francisco.
California? states that Mrs. Mary
Annie Ihrie died in that city Sun-!
day evening at (i o'clock. The
remains will be brought to l'itts
boro for burial. Mrs. Ihrie leaves
two sons, I)r. .1. H. Ihrie, of Pitts
boro; Mr. H. R. Ihrie, of Missis
sippi, and three daughters, Mrs.
N. M. Hill, of l'ittsboro, Mrs. IV.
J. Calvert, of Portsmouth, Va ,
and Mrs. E. IV. Pou, of Smith
field. The deceased was in her
07th year, and had been a con
sistent member of the Episcopal
church from early childhood. She
was one of the best women I ever
knew. She was known and loved
by the entire community for her
many acts of charity, and no one
ever went away from her who
was in need empty handed.?
News and Observer..
Mrs Ihrie was well known in
Smithfleld and had many friends
here who will regret to hear of
her sudden death. Only a few
days ago she left her home in
l'ittsboro accompanied by a
pleasant party of friends for San
Krancisco to attend the (Jeneral
Conference of the Episcopal
church She stood the trip to the
Pacific coast exceedingly well and
her death comes as a severe shock
to her loved ones and friends.!
We extend our sympathy to the
bereaved family."
What's Your Face Wortli9
Sometimes a fortune, but never,
if you have a sallow complexion,
a jaundiced look, moth patches
and blotches on the skin,?nil
signs of Liver Trouble. Rut Dr.
King's New Life Pills give Clear
Skin, Rosy Chetks, Rich Com
plexion. Only 25c. at lloot
I Pros, drug store.
GENERAL NEWS.
A Partial List of the Week's Hap
penings Throughout the
Country.
Cracksmen are reported to
have token $40,000 from a bank
in Tiro, Ohio.
About $4,.700,000 worth of
gold line beeti shipped from Nome,
Alaska, this season.
Kx-President Grover Cleveland
has been elected a trustee of
Princeton I'niversity.
The New Jersey State Ento
mologist predicts a visitation of
17-years locusts next year.
Oil fields at Beaumont, Texas,
valued at $20,000,000 are in lit
igation on account of contested
claims.
Rev. Dr. A. It. Simpson, mis
sionary fund solicitor, raised
|00,000 Sunday in Grace Taber
nacle, New York.
The new PocahontasCoal Com
pany was incorporated at Tren
ton, N. J., last week with $40,
000,000 capital.
The I'uget Sound Bridge &
Dredging Company has been
awarded a $2,000,000 contract
to dredge the harbor of Manila.
Before resuming the trial of
Caleb Powers at Georgetown,
Ky., the judge and counsel,
among others, were searched tor
concealed weapons.
The agricultural department
at Washington reports the con
dition of the corn crop to be
only 52.1, the lowest October av
erage ever recorded.
Burglars blew open a safe in
the office of the Bluffton Milling
Company, Bluffton, 0., Monday,
set fire to the building and de
stroyed the plant, worth $25,
000.
Peter Nissen, of Chicago, suc
cessfully navigated the wnirpool
rapids at Niagara Saturday in a
21-foot cigar shaped boat called
the "Fool Killer. The trip was
witnessed by 15,000 people.
The customs revenue of the
Philippines for the first half of
li)Ol was #4,2.'}1,014, an in
crease of .'IS per cent, over the
amount for the same period of
1900 and nearly double that
from January to June of 1890.
Antonio Maggio, the anarchist,
who was arrested at Silver City,
X. M., because of his alleged pre
diction of the assassination of
President McKinley, has been in
dicted by the Fedeial grand jury
for conspiracy to kill the Presi
dent. His bail was fixed at
|5,0()0.
Johann Most, the anarchist,
was sentenced one year in the
penitentiary Monday in the
Court of Special Sessions at New
York for publishing in his paper,
the Freiheit, an alleged seditious
article on the day following the
shooting of th# late President
McKinley.
Death Near Four Oaks.
Mrs. Lucy Wood all, wife of Mr.
Charlie Woodall, died Wednesday
morning after a week's illness.
She was the youngest daughter
of the late James O. Lassiter.
She leaves a devoted husband,
several small children, and a host
of relatives and friends to mourn
their loss.
Died.
On last Sunday night, Oct. Id,
about 12 o'clock J oh nnie C. J ones
passed awav. He was a son of
J. J. and I'abitha Jones, and
grandson of the late Carroll Lang
don, Esq.
Johnnie was in his 2.'lrd year.
A young man rich in character.
He had the confidence of all who
knew him. From childhood he
was truthful, honest, industrious
and upright in character. The
writer has known him intimately
from childhood, and have never
even heard of the slightest inti
mation of anything against him.
It seems to us such a pity that
such should have to die so soon.
But death ' likes a shining mark"
it seems. lie was buried Tuesday
fir the Langdon burying place,
...*er K. C. Langdou's. J. II. 8.
Spilona. N. CT