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VOL. 20. SMITH FIELD, N. O., FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1902. NO. 46.
STATE NEWS.
Short Items ot Interest Clipped and
Culled From Our State
Exchanges.
The school fund apportion
ment in Durham county
amounts to $8 per capita.
for the west, or parts of it. Gran
ville and Warren, say they need
no money, as t heir schools are
open nt arly 5 months now.
Dr. 11. *\. Lewis, of the State
board of health, says smallpox
is prevailing in Sampson county,
and that 22 cases are officially
reported.
Mr. Thomas J. Pence, a wel'
known Raleigh newspaper man
and a good one, has gone to
Washington to become Washing
ton correspondent of the Raleigh
I'ost and other papers.
It is reported that Senator
Pritcnard will recommend Mr
John Burton as postmaster at
Weld on. The office, which is now
held by a negro, pays $1,500.
Mr. Burton was a gold Uerno
. crat.
On Saturday State Treasurer
B. R. Lacy issued a statement
showing that the State receipts
from taxes last year were $1,
7-14,(350 50,theexpenditures $1,
090,872.50, the surplus being
$58,78(3 (3(3.
Cape Fear Daughters of the
Confederacy, of Wilmington, on
Saturday adopted resolutions en
dorsing the action of the Ken
tucky Daughters of tiie Confeder
acy in protesting against "Uncle
Tom's Cabin."
Grand Secretary H. II. Wood
ell says the growth of the Odd
Fellows in North Carolina is phe
nomenal. There are now 8,000
members, a gain of 100 per cent,
in the past three years. The re
ceipts for the year will very close
ly approximate $11,500.
Some cf the counties are mark
ing very heavy demands on the
State for funds to keep all their
public schools open -1 months in
the year. Rutherford today
called for no less than $3,599.
99, and Ashe for $3,412.84
This is certainly a bad showing
The board of alderman of Rox
boro, Person county, have
adopted an ordinance which pro
vides that no children under 10
years of age will be allowed to
loaf or loiter on the streets after
8 o'clock at night. Any one un
der this age found on the streets
after the hour named will be ar
rested and fined The chief of
police has been instructed to rig
idly enforce the ordinance.
Mr. Elbert Philips and son, of
Pamlico county, went to New
York some days ago to interview
some green goods men They
had the interview and surrender
ed $(>00 in good cash for what
they supposed was several thous
and dollars of money good j
enough to pass on North Caroli
na folks. When they got home
they found they had a pile of pa
per with a $10 bill on the out
side.
Itj the murder trial of Parish
at Fayetteville last week Judge
Robinson sent the jury out and
told counsel that he thought the
case vis clearly one of self de
fense, so i verdict of not guilty
was ordered Judge R ibinson
also apologized to Major Shaw
for the way he treated him the
other day, causing the latter to
abandon his case. Major Shaw
accepted the other's advatces
and the matter was settled with
satisfaction to both.
" Tha State Superintendent of
Public Instruction decides that a
term of the public schools must
be continuous, unless an epidem
ic renders it necessary to close
the school. In Transylvania
county the board made such an
onler. A teacher closed his
school three weeks so hi? pupils
could "pull fodder.'' ami then
taught three weeks after thetime
prescribed for the school to close.
The superintendent refused to
pay him for that three weeks.
The board sustained the superin
tendent, and now the State su
perintendent Sustains the board, j
J L. Wright, ail employee of
the Krwin Ootton mills, in West
1> aharn, met with a most hor
rible death shortly before 1
o'clock Friday afternoon. He
was at work in thecarding room,
and just as the mills started up
for the afternoon, attempted to
put on a belt. He was caught in
some machinery and whirled
about in a frightful manner. One
ot his legs was torn from his
body, and a portion of the en
trails were scattered upon the
floor. Heath was al post instan
taneous.
A romantic marriage occurred
at Rutherford ton Thursday af
ternoon. About five years ago
Miss Jennie lliggins saw in a
matrimonial publication a no
tice in which J. W. Harris, of
Fort Worth, Texas, was adver
tising for a wife. She answered
the advertisement and a
correspondence then began and
has been kept up ever sin -e.
About a week ago Mr. Harris ar
rived at the Higgins residence
and has been a guest, there since.
The ceremony was p. i f irtned
Thursday afternoon by Rev. J.
R. <'arp'iiter, and the young
couple left at once for Fort
Worth, where they will make
their home.
Sadden Death ot J. J. Johnson.
A sudden death Friday after
noon about R o'clock was the
painless end of the life of Mr
Jo.siah J. Johnson.
i l i. . l l. ... . - - if ? ? - - --
11e uiiu ueeu asmieyerior years
from rheumatism and was also
afflicted with paralysis, but there
was no idea of any immediate
danger, and it was with startled
surprise that friends and ac
quaintances heard of his death.
Mr. Johnson was horn in John
ston county in 11SJ2 and was GO
years old. He came to Raleigh
in 1S72 and went in business
with his brother-in-law, Mr. J. VV.
Barber. This copartnership ex
isted until 1803, when it was dis
solved. Since that time Mr. John
son has been in business for him
self, until sometime ago, when he
retired altogether on account of:
ill health. He was diligent and
faithful in his business and proved
most successful in life.
His wife was MissLinaCousirts,
of Danville, Ya., anil she survives
him. He leaves two children Mr.
Charles C. Johnson, Superinten
dent of the Raleigh Klectric Coin
oanv, and Mrs. C. Beauregard
Roland, both of this city. His
son, Jos. J. Johnson, Jr., died
here last summer, a young wife
surviving him.
Mr. Johnson was a member of
Company C., Fifty-third North
Carolina regiment, of which Mr
J. C.Richardson, of Johnston;
county, was captain. Mr. .John
son was corporal, and served
during the em ire war. Speaking
yesterday of Mr. Johnson a a
soldier, Capt. Richardson said:
'?He was an excellent soldier, well
liked by his comrades in arms."
He surrendered at Appomattox
C. H , with seventeen others."?
News and Observer.
Gam in Value ot Real and Personal
Properly in the State.
?
the State Auditor's report was
finished yesterday, showing the
valuations of real and personal
pro pi rry in the State, and the
amount of taxation thereon, at
the rate of 21 2-.~>c. on 8100.
The report shows a gain in the
tot.il value of real estate of #1,
400,3.0-1; and a gain of $7,177.
700 in the personal property
v tluution. Thet.otnlgain is $8,
778, 1 44.
There are 27,570.793 acres of
land in the State, 104,810 acres
of mineral and quarry iands, and
83.101 town lots. The total
valuation of real estate is $07,
308,032, ..ml the total tax $362,
032 04. The total valution of
personal property is$5)4,081,247
and the total tax 8203 812 70.
Thus the total valuation of Teal
and personal property is $261,
44!),87o, and the total tax on
real and personal property is
8.700,474.74.?News and Obser
ver.
A new millingcombinehas lieen
formed at Philadelphia whose
plants will have a capacity of
18,000 barrels a day.
W AS HI IS G TON LETTER.
Ue^ular Correaponlenco.
Washington, Jan. 21, 11)02.
The most adroit leadership in
both the Senate and the House
Ims alone prevented the develop
ment of serious factional disturb
ances in Republican ranks during
the week just passed and it is
only a question of time when thev
will break out in a violent form
on the floors of those bodies. It
is difficult for one not actually on
the scene to appreciate to what
an extent the House of Repre
sentatives has ceased to be a
deliberate body. For a time the
Republican members felt them
selves repaid for their loss of
power by the example of perfect
discipline which they set to the
country but, now that they are
in so great a majority as to be
lieve themselves relieved from the
danger of Democratic aggres
sions, they are longing for the
birthright which they bartered.
Smarting with a sense of their
loss of influence the represeiita
lives are humiliated by the arro
gance of certain senators who
to-d.iv openly say tljat the atti
tude of the House tow irds any
of the importantquestions win h
Congress must answer is of no
importance as thehenafecauaud
will rectify the errors of the "im
pulsive and irresponsible" lower
body, Senator Cullom is today
preparing a speech in support of
ins contention that the House
has no right to be heard in the
matter of reciprocal treaties'
w lich are, the Senator alleges, a
matter for the Senate and the
President alone to consider. In
view of the very important sub
ject of reciprocity with Cuba
which must soon be determined ;
the position of the senior Senator
from Illinois and a larger number
of his colleagues is particularly
exasperating.
There is no mistaking the in
tent of the Dingley bill which
says that such treaties must be
approved "by Congress," but
Senators Cullom, Lodge, Spooner,
I 'rye, 11 anna and others hold to
the opinion that, according to j
the Constitution, the President!
and the Senate "aloneconstitute;
the treaty making power." Sena
tor Lodge modifies his opinion
somewhat, however, by saying
that he believes tliat it would be
courtesy to consult the House
because any reciprocal treaty
affects the question of raising
revenue.
The Philippine tariff hill will be
reported to the Senate to-day or \
to morrow and it is predicted
that the debate 011 its provisions
will last for a month. Senator,
Lodge professes to believe that
it will be eventually passed as
reported but there are members
of his own party who greatly
differ from him and who say that
it will have to be referred back to i
i lie committee. Prominent
among, these is Senator Mitchell
of Oregon. After the bill gets
through the Senate it will have
to pa?s tii" House and it t tie Sen
ate perBints in its determination
to exclude that body from a
voice in the Cuban reciprocity
affair there is every possibility
that Mr. Payne, chairm in of the
Ways and MeansC >mmittee, and
his colleagues will treat the meas
ure with little consideration, ns
thev b dieve that. Senator Lodge,
in hiscapucity of chnuipiotiof th
administration, will be thus
brought to terms and will be
forced to oppose the Senate For
eign Relations Commit'ee in order
to relieve Secretary Hoot from
his present embarrassing posi
tion
The Isthmian Canal, while by
no means a partisan question, is
capable of causing trouble that
may develop along partisan lines
Senator Morgan, who is as firmly
committed to the Xicarnguan
route as ever,called at?tbe White
House recently and came awav
seriously dissatisfied with file re
sult of his interview with the
President. He is also much dis
turb* d at Senator Hanna's ap
parent disaffection in favor of
the Parien route. This route
would require the construction of
a tunnel five miles long, through
a solid granite mountain nnd the
Senator from Alabama considers
! it kicking in feasibility au<) it<
agitation merely i" attempt to
delay canal legislation.
The Senate Committee on Com
merce ha* authorized a favorable
report on the Hanna-c'r.ye ship
subsidy bill by a strict purtv
vote every Democrat on the com
mittee voting against it. Semi
tor Fri e makes the most extrava
gant claims for the bill and in the
main his colleagues are obliged
to take his word in the m itter as
there is probably no other man
in the Senate ivtio can tell just
how the bill will work when put
in practice It now seems proba
ble that the bill will pass the
Senate under pressure of the
party lash but it is very doubtful
if it can get through the House
Kvery Democrat, in tile House
will vote against it and there are
said to be a tin uher of Republi
cans who regard a vote tor t he
bill as political suicide.
" l'lie anarchy bills Are going to
make trouble in the House," said
a democratic meuib u- from New
York, when I asked him why Con
gress was doing nothing in a
matter on which ail the members
seetned U> bo much of one mind
" There is little difference in the
minds of the in .miners as to the
necessity of p issing a bill to pre
vent anarchists coming into the
country but there is great jenl
ousy in the committees in regard
to the matter. General Siiattuc.
chairman of the Committee on
Immigration, does not consider
that t he.I udiciary Committee has
t'Vu? l-io-ht to titiw.atui :inv h.d.kih-p
which deals with immigration
The members of the Judiciary
Committee themselves are jealous
of chairman Ray because they
think he desires) to arrogate to
himself too large a share of the
glory that will pertain to the
authorship of the bill that finally
passes. As to the Democrats,
they are not involved except in
so far as they may be called upon
to protest against any measure
which violates State rights."
The Committee on Resolutions
of the Democratic House caucus,
held a meeting on Friday after
noon and, while no definite policy
was determiind upon, the mem
bers arrived at a very close est i
inate of the policy which it would
recommend at the next meeting
of the caucus. It was deemed in
advisable to commit the party at
tins early date to a definite policy
on the majority of the questions
with which Congress will have to
deal. There is no necessity for
so doing and by merely preserv
ing a solid front and opposingall
that is pernicious in the legisla
tion the majority attempts to
enact Mr. Richardsonancj his col
leagues believe they will be in a
better position to announce their
pol ey to the country later on.
Important to Confederate Veterans
and Their bnends.
Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of '? Regi
mental Histories of North Caro
lina" have been issued and volume
4 is pri ited and nearly ready.
These volumes can be had at $1
each, from the State Librarian.
Volume 5 is printed also, except
"corrections" and the "index,"
which will delay its issue till
March 1st. As the first requisite
is accuracy and truthfulness all
who may discover any errors and
omissions in the work are earn
estly reqneste 1 to send correc
tions to "Editor (leg-mental His
tories." Raleigh, X.C , by the 15th
of February. Those whofnilel
to get the photos of their friends
in previous volumes can have
them placed invitfume 5 by send
ing them to Mnj. 0. L. 1'atton,
University Publishing Company.
New York City, by the 15 h of
February, 15)02. The photos
must have b -en taken "during
the war or not long after" and
must be accompanied hv money
order for $2 50, as the State does
not pay for engravings.. No line
is drawu at rink. Photos will
tie returned by Major Patton to
senders. This is the last oppor
tunity for rorrvet ions or photos
?News and Observer.
At San Francisco Governor
General W. 11. Taft declared there
had lieim no clash between him
self and General Chaffee at Ma
| nila.
GENERAL NEWS.
4 Partial List of the Week's Hap
penings Throughout the
Country.
An engine boiler of the Hock
Island railroad blew up ut Victor,
Iowa, Saturday, instantly killing
engineer and tireman.
Dispatches announce that Miss
Stone is alive and well and that
negotiations are expected to
result in her early release.
The ("aii-ago Sanitary Hoard
hopes to induce Admiral Schley
to give a reproduction of the hat
tie of Santiago on the drainage
canal.
Admiral Schley killed his first
deer in a hating trip near Savan
nah. (<a., Saturday, where he i
heiug royally entertained by
Uordoip
An uprising of natives in India
is reported, several thousand of
them being armed. It is stated
the* have defeated the Hritish in
three engagements with heavy
loss.
Itu.-iness failures in the l iiited
Stale.-for the last week number
2:> 1. as against 2!>0 in this week
last year. Canadian failures for
hist week numb *r do, as against
ot) in this week a year ago.
.lonn I'. Milliken, of St. Louis,
brother-in-law of Albert T. l'at
rirk. on trial for murder in New
York, states that the Kice heirs
off Ted him $250,000 to compro
mise the will of theTexas million
aire.
Four four-story brick buildingt
in the heart of the wholesale
district of Detroit, Mich., col
lapsed Sunday night without am
apparent cause, entailing a loss b
of $125,500 to wholesale firms
and $59,000 011 the buildings.
Marconi says he will be sending
wireless messages across the
Atlantic as a regular thinginside
of a year, and that he has dis- '
covered a way to prevent them
from being caught by those for
whom they are not intended.
Governor Shaw, of Iowa, 011
retiring from office made public
the names of 47.'5 prisoners to
whom he had extended executive
clemency within the last two
years. His record in this respect
is said to have never been equaled
in Iowa.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas
saloon smasher, while flourishing
a, large hatchet which she received
Saturday as a present from an
Eastern manufacturing firm,
dropped it and the keen edge of
the instrument severed the large
toe of her right foot.
Two freight trains met in a
head-end collision on the Balti
more & Ohio Uailroad, six miles
north of I'arkersburg.W. Ya..
Sunday, killing the engineer and
fireman of one train and injuring
the brakemen on each train.
Two cars Were piled up and both
engines were almost demolished.
Orders were issued Saturday
involving an extensive movement
of trooos between tile United i
States and the Philippines,
troops to the number of about
5,2-'l-'i, stationed in the 1'nited
States, are ordered to service in
the Philippines to replace troop*
coining home.
A dispatch from Barcelona.
Spain, says the explosion of a
boiler of a spinning mill near
Manresa, last Saturday, d<*stroy
ed half the village of Puente de
Vilumara. The hospital at
Manresa is filled w ith the injured.
Sixteen mutilated bodiesot work
ing people buried in the debris
have been recovered. These in
clude the manager of the spin
ning mill and his two sisters.
Of the persons injured 80 are
? xpee e<i to, die The dead in
clude many children. It is esti
mated that, 00 persons were
killed and 100 injured.
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New Life Pills wholly cured ine of
sick headaches 1 had suffered from
for two years." Cure Headache,
Constipation, Biliousness. 25c.
at Hood Bros, drug store.
STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY.
University Trustees Elect Dr. H. A.
Royster Dean ot Department
and Locate at Raleigh.
Raleigh Times.
The State I'niversity Depart
ment ot' Medicine will be located
in Raleigh.
Dr. Hubert A. Royster, of this
city, has been elected dean and
the department will be opened
here next September.
This important decision was
reached today at the annual
meeting of the trustees of the
State I'niversity, held at noon in
the Governor's otlice. The ses
sion was largely attended. Gov
ernor Aycock presided and
among those present were Gen.
.1. S. Gurr, Victor Bryant and N.
A. Ramsey, of Durham, Major
Graham,of HiPsboro, A. A. Hay
wood, of llaw River, E. M. Arm
field, Paul Means, of Concord,
Major Wilson, of Burk, T. -1. Je
10 ne, of I nion.Col. T. S. Kenart,
.lo-ephus Daniels, F. II. ltusbee,
R H. Battle, S. Otho Wilson', C.
l\ Bailey and others.
Mr. Battle, as secretary and
treasurer, made a full report to
the board.
President Venable made his an
nual report, which showed that
the number of students in the
I'niversity was now the largest
in its history, numbering over
560.
The following executive com
mittee was re-elette 1: Messrs.
A. B. Andrews, It H. Battle, F.
H. Busbee, J. S. Carr, T. S. Ke
nan, it II. Lewis, Z. V. W'alser,
Fred Philips and J. W. Graham.
The board adopted resolutions
for the location of the University
Department of Medicine in Ital
eigh, with Dr. Hubert A. Itoyster
as dean This will supply a two
years course in addition to the
two yeas course which will still
be given the beginners in the
study of medicine at the Univer
sity. The other members of the
medical faculty here were not an
nounced today but several other
Raleigh surgeons and physicians
of State reputation will be added.
Dr. Venable is enthusiast icon the
prospects of this departmentand
so were all the members of the
board.
Dr. C. A. Smith was formally
elected to the chair of English
language and Dr. Thomas Hume
was chosen for the chair of En
glish Literature. This is a divis
ion of the chairs of English.
Dr. Wilson, professor of biolo
gy, was given a year's leave of
absence to go to Europe to finish
the preparation of a paper he is
writing on sponges for Harvard
University and the government.
An assistant professor of biolo
gy will be chosen at the June
meeting of the board.
The president, Dr. Venable,
was authorized to appoiut a su
perintendent of buildings and
grounds at a salary of $500 per
year.
Prof. Woollen was el.sited reg
istrar to succeed E. L Harris,
deceased.
Tho finvurnnr iraa rKbii] tr\ an
point u visiting coining tee I'rori
the members of the board.
The establishment of a medical
department here is a big thing
for K lleigh. , Possibly it iu ,y
mean the ultimate location of
the law and pharmacy depart
ments in Raleigh.
Tne faculty for the department;
of medicine, besides the dean, l)r.
II. \. Rovster, wi'l include l>r. It.
H. I a? wis , Dr. W. I. Roys- ? ?.
A. W. Knox, Dr. K P. i.aitie,
-I r., and other experts who will
be chosen by-the executive com
mittee.
Mr. Grover ?Cleveland is out
again after several weeks' con
finement to his room, lie left his
home this week to take his annual
?luck hunt in the south.
New Ceniury Comrert.
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