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STATE NEWS.
Rev. Chas. W. Byrd has been assigned
to the First Methodist church of At
: lanta, Ga. .
The barkijg of a pet dog in the lone
some hours of the night saved a resi
dence at Goldsboro from destruction by
fire recently. Mr. W. S. Boyette last
night on retiring placed a lot of green
tv wood on a heater to dry. During the
night this wood ignited and tumbled to
; the floor and just as things were getting
Benous ms pet dog set up a barking that
finally aroused the soundly-sleeping
; family, who succeeded in putting out
me nre.
The State Canvassing Board last week
' canvassed the Congressional vote and
announced majorities as follows: Firet
district, John II. Small, Democrat,
9,434 over regular Republican oppon
ent; Second, Claude Kitchen, Demo
crat, 10,380; Third, Charles R. Thomas,
Democrat, 1,909; Fourth, Edward W.
Pou, Democrat, 5,670; Fifth, William
W. Kitchin, Democrat, 1,851; Sixth,
Johq D. Bellamy, Democrat, 1,75G;
Seventh, Theodore F. Kluttz, Democrat,
2,332; Eighth. Spencer Blackburn, Re
publican, 1,851: Ninth, James M
Moody, Republican, 2,180.
The work of grading the Charlotte
Monroe and Columbia railway has be
gun. The nortion of the road to be
built is 39 miles in length, connecting
McBee and Monroe. I his will shorten
the distance GO miles as compared with
the present distance between Monroe
and McBee, via Hamlet. The new road
is primarily to; develop a great timber
region, but will be built in standard
style so the Seaboard Air Line can op
erate it as a regular line. William
Moncure and Charles E. Johnston, of
Raleigh, Mr. Williams, of Lynchburg,
and three or four others are the owners.
1 A.J. Hunter, of Mecklenburg county.
writes a i follows to the Charlotte Ob
Ul VVli JL .giavj LIS IUIKJI III JfUUI
readers that Mecklenburg farmers in
my opinion nave sown tne largest crop
of wheat and oats this year in her his
tory. I speak advisedly, because
have traveled during the summer an
fall over a large, part of, the county
- Many fields of cotton have been plowed
under and sowed in wheat, and the good
work is still progressing. Many field
are now green and beautiful to the sight,
The disc drill has given a wonderful
impetus to wheat culture and I predict
that the time is not far distant that
Mecklenburg will be self supporting, so
far as wheat bread is concerned.
UENEUAL. NEWS.
Notice has been posted in the works
of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, at
Steelton, Pa., that a general cut of 10
per cent, in wages will be made Janu
ary 1. ..;,.;,,,
Witnin a few weeks three banks have
discovered that trusted clerks had been
for years robbing them, the total amount
taken in each instance being very large
in a Ka VtAj-f Inert 4-rm nr i i t (nl n t
other $700,000, and another $200,000
At Parkdale, Ark., last Saturday
nieht two Killian brothers, business
: men, having a pique with Station Agen
Phillips, went to the depot and smashed
up things generally and then hunted
up Phillips. In the shortest kind of
time all three were dead in a three
handed duel.
. The public will recall Mrs. Mary Ellen
Lease, the famous female agitator of
Kansas, who a few years ago was much
in the public eye and in Populist poll
tics. Ihe latest from Mrs. Lease
that she has applied for divorce from
her husband on the ground of non-support,
and that old man Lease will allow
her to get the divorce without contest
Boys Sell Their Skin.
Twelve young boys lined up last week
at the bedside of little Felix Machut, of
Chicago, bared their left arms and al
lowed surgeons to slice from two to
four inches of skin from their arms di
rectly over the biceps. This was placed
on the thigh of Machut. In all 37
inches of skin were removed from the
boys' arms and planted on the wound
in Machut's hip.
A month ago young Machut had his
right hand mangled in a sandpapering
machine, the flesh being torn off to the
bone. In order to avoid amputation
a pocket was cut in the unfortunate
tad's hip and the hand sewed in. In
three weeks the hand took1 on enough
flesh to cover the bones and remaining
muscles.
. An advertisement brought the boys to
the operating table to furnish the skin
to cover the wound in the hip. The
boys were given $3 an inch for the skin
taken from their arms.
Didn't mind Rain.
Charlotte Observer.
Rev Dr. John W. Stagg stood at one
of the iron mail boxes yesterday morn
ine and nosted a letter, regardless of
the rain that fell alike on his clothes
and on ft beWvy;book that he carried,
carelessy, under bis arm. A stranger
approached and Paid : ,
"That seems to be a valuable book.
Hadn't you better hold it so it won't get
wet?"
"Thank you," replied Dr. Stsgg.
'But, my friend, this book is Jonathan
Edwards on Hell, and it will stand any
amount of rain."
!.The stranger regarded the doctor
seriously for tt moment and then walk
ed away.
The Prettldent's Message.
Charlotte Observer.
President McKinley's message to
Congrees, which appears in full, save
with the exception of an extract of slight
importance to the reader in this morn
ing's Observer, is a tedious and more
or less tasteless document. It is for the
most part a narrative of events in
China during and after the Boxer in
surrection, a general summary of our
foreign relations, a review of the re
ports of the heads of the various De
partments at Washington, a condensed
(statement of the government's finances,
in which the President is able to point
to a large surplus of receipts over ex
penditures, some recommendations to
Congress and a report of general pros
perity throughout the country.
The PresideLt recommends the re
duction of the war taxes to the sum of
$30,000,000. He is mindful enough of
the Philadelphia platform, on which he
has just been re-elected, to mildly sug
gest trust legislation, which that plat
form demanded, and he does this by
renewing his previous recommendations
to Congress on this subject. He care
fully and temperately bespeaks aid tc
the merchant shipping interests of the
country. He does not forget the Nic
aragua Canal. He reiterates former
utterances against lynch law in the
United States. One of the most impor
tant recommendations he makes is that
in which, after alluding to t1 o lynching
of the Italians atTallulah, La., he says
"I renew the urgent recommenda
tions I made last year, that the Congress
appropriately confer upon the Federal
Courts juisdiction in this class of in
ternational cases where the ultimate
responsibility of the Federal govern
ment may be involved, and I invite ac
tion upon the bills to accomplish th
which were introduced in the Senat
and House. It is incumbent upon
to remedy the statutory omission which
has led, and may again lead, to such
untoward results."
There is nothing sectional in the
message; not a word that need wound
the feelings of the Southern portion of
the Union. The anti-lynching sentiment
of the President may apply generally
to the whole country. It hits New York
city in the North; Ohio, the President'i
own State, in the Middle States, and
Colorado in the West, just as severely
as it does the bouth.
There is nothing in the message
to
indicate that the President is in favor
of reducing the South's representation
in Congress or of any legislation of
retaliatory or punitive kind aimed
at
Southern States which have adopted
suffrage laws lessening the negro vote,
Indeed, the South has reason to believe
that the President is her friend.
The President in concluding takes oc
jasion to whisper a. "lest-we-forget
warning to congress. It is timely. The
Republican paity in the present Con
gress, conscious of its power, having
control of all the legislative machinery
of the nation, will naturally tend
overleap the bounds of caution. The
President's warning note against ex
travagance may well be heeded.
The Jim Crow Law Valid.
Washington, Dec. 3 The Kentucky
State law requiring railroad companies
in that state to provide separate coach
es for colored passengers was made the
subject of an opinion in the United
States Supreme Court to-day, the case
being that of the Chesapeake &Ohio vs
the State of Kentucky. It came to this
court from the Kentucky Court of Ap
peals. Ihe opinion was handed down
by Justice Brown and the Kentucky
court's judgment in favor of the State
was affirmed.
Justice Brown stated that in this case
the railroad (bad attacked the statute
on tne ground that it was unconstitu
tional in that it is an interference with
inter-State commerce. Without reply
ing specifically to the objection, the jus
tice said there is a sufficient compliance
with the law if a BeDarate coach for local
colored passengers is attached to a train
while passing through the State. The
Court of Appeals of Kentucky, it is said,
relieved this court of the necessity of
passing upon the question as the
whether the law required a eeparate
coach for inter-State passengers of
color.
Justice Harlan dissented, stating his
opinion to be that the law is an inter
ference with inter-State commerce and
also taking the position that the Ken
tucky Legislature has no ri ,'it to clas
sify citizens by color in railway coaches.
To Reduce Representation.
Washington, Deo. 3. The first bill
of the session introduced in the House
of Representatives was by Representative
Brum packer, of Indiana, "making an
apportionment of Representatives in
Congress under the Eleventh Census."
It provides an increase of membership
from 3o8 to SGo. The following States
gain in representation: Arkansas 1,
Colorado 1, California 1, Connecticut 1,
Florida 1, Illinois 2, Massachusetts 1,
Minnesota 2, Missouri 1, New Jersey 2,
New York 3, North Dakota 1, Pennsyl
vania 2, Texas 2, Washijgton 1, West
Virginia 1. Ine lollowing ctatf s lose
Kansas 2, Louisiana 2, Mississippa 3,
Nebraskal, North Carolina 4, South
Carolina 3, Virginia 1.
The last of 500 students of Clem-
son college at Fort Hill left for their
homes last week. The sudden exodus
was caused by the appearance of a
case of scarlet fever.
AN INTERESTING SKETCH.
At the North Carolina Methodist
Conference at Newbern last week,
Rev. N. H. D. Wilson, president of
the society, read a sketch by Rev. S.
Milton Frost, a former member of the
North Carolina Conference, who now
lives in New Haven, Conn., telling of
the first conference held in Newbern.
Dr. Frost was then living at Mocks
ville, Davie county. In company
with Rev. J. B. Martin he left Mocks
ville on the 20th of November, 184G,
to be present at the Conference to be
held in Newbern on the 2nd day of De
cember. It was a distance of 324 miles,
and they traveled about 30 miles- a
day. On the first Sunday out they
preached at Greensboro, morning and
night. The next Sunday they preach
ed in Lenoir county, near Kinston.
At the end of about nine days they
reached the place in time for the ses
sion of the conference. , All the
article was interesting, some of it not
without amusement. The following
extracts are among the most interest
ing: "Tuesday morning we passed
through Hillsboro and followed the
road leading to Raleigh. Nothing of
special interest occured during the
day; we rode over the site where the
city of Durham now stands; but there
was not the least sign of a town then
to be seen. Having made a good
day's ride, we reached the residence
of Rev. Dr. Alford. He entained
very cordially. He was very glad
have us stay with him. He had once
been a member of the Conference; h
married a wealthy lady a Miss Leach
I think and his health failing, h
had located and entered the medical
profession. Everything in and about
the house, indicated elegance and re
finement. Mrs. Alford was a cultur
ed and refined lady. When we wer
invited out to tea, I was very much
perplexed, for I saw by the side of my
plate a white cloth, neatly folded and
slipped into an ivory ring. What
was for, I did not know. But
noticed one at Dr. Alford's plate
the same kind. So I watched what
he would do and 1 would do likewise
Presentlv he pulled the cloth out
of
the ring., opened it and placed it in his
lap. Then I pulled mine out of the
ring, opened it and placed it in my
lap. Brother Martin did the same
After a little Dr. Alford took up the
cloth and wiped his mouth. Then
took up my ciotn and wiped my
mouth, and Brother Martin did like
wise. So whenever Dr. Alford wiped
his mouth, we both wiped our mouths
When we had finished eating, Dr
Alford folded up his cloth and slipped
it back in the ring. We both folded
up ours and slipped them back into
the rings. Thus we learned what to
do with table napkins, without ex
posing our ignorance. And so in
after years when we met with finger
bowls and other fashionable fads, we
first watched how others behaved, and
followed their example.
"Wednesday forenoon we passed
through Raleigh. We had never seen
such a large city. We were filled with
wonder when we beheld the magnifi
cent State House. It was then quite
new, and looked splendid the la"g
est and nnest building we nad ever
seen. Passing through the city, we
went on in the direction, of Smith-
field. We stopped at a public house
for the night. The gentleman was
not a member of any church, but said
he had great respect for the church
and for preachers who said their
prayers. "Sometimes preachers stop
here who never pray, and I feel like
I ought to charge them just as any
body else." When bed time came, he
asked us to have family worship. We
read a chapter, sang a hymn and
Brother Martin offered a fervent
prayer, ine next morning tne land
lord said. "Your family worship was
worth more to me than your board
and lodging; it did us all good; come
again, and you shall be welcome to
the best I've got."
"Thursday we passed through
Smithfield, and by pushing a little,
we reached Waynesboro by dark.
Here we stopped overnight at a hotel,
kept by a very nice lady. We became
acquainted with her and her family
in after years, and found them to be
excellent people. Next morning we
past over the great spot now occupied
by Goldsboro. Here, for the first
time, we saw the track of a railroad
We saw no engine or train, but only
the track. There was a station, and
a few houses, not more than a half
dozen. Now there is a thriving
young city with several thousand in
habitants." Grains of Rice.
Cumberland Presbyterian.
Jealousy is a cancer that eats away
the soul.
Humility will clothe in beauty the
most unseemly life.
There is but one real aristocracy in
the world, that of loye.
Beware of the doctrine thit requires
a false exegesis to sustain it
The brotherhood of men can never
be realized while the bigot lives.
An honest doubt is always better for
humanity than blind credulity.
When the reign of the demagogue
vanishes the saloon will go with it.
The average Christian seldom if
eyer does anything worth remembering.
PERSECUTION OF CADET ROOZ.
Tormented by Fellow Students lie
can we He Loved Ills Rlble and Would
Not Give It lip.
Philadelphia North American.
When Oscar L. Booz shall be buried
4- , . u- i
nj-iiiui i u w aaeruuuu in tue ueuieLeiy
near Bristol there will be used in the
simple service of interment the Bible
which the young man cherished dur
ing his unhappy career as a Wes:
Point cadet. It may be that it was
the well-thumbed, little volume that
brought trouble and, perhaps, death
to the young man.
His closest and dearest friends say
that this is so. They declare, not
vehemently, or with any trace of an
ger, that the cadet was mocked,
humiliated, tortured and finally
driven out of the Academy because
he dared to be a consistent Christian.
For months they have known this,
but thev did not think' it wise to
speak.
When the Booz case began to gain
publicity through the newspapers the
young man's friends yet hesitated to
tell what they believed to be the true
circumstances of the alleged hazing.
But now that the sufferings of the
onetime cadet are over, they feel that
there is no reason why they should
keep silent. The story of the devout
student will bo forwarded shortly to
the Secretary of War, and he will be
asked to sift the unfortunate episode
to the bottom.
Ilee is a statement as made by one
of the young man's most cherished
friends: Ever since early boyhood
Oscar Booz was what might be called
a "good boy." He attended the First
Presbyterian church of Bristol, and
was as prominent as one of his years
could be. In Sunday school he was
held up as a model of manliness, but
withal he retained the love and ad
miration of the youngsters who were
not so spiritually inclined.
In this way he developed into
young: man of unusual promise. H
was appointed assistant librarian
of
the Sunday school, and when he an
nounced that he was going to West
Point, his pastor, the Rev. Alexander
Allison, and friends in the congrega
tion decided to give him a Bible. Th
volume wiis duly presented on behalf
of the Sunday School Association
the Rev. Mr. Allison makinjr an ad
dress in honor of the occasion.
These exercises w ere reported in the
local newspaper of Bristol. It ap
pears that after young Booz reached
West Point the cadets secured acopy
of the paper. They called Booz out on
the campus one night, and asked him
to read the description of the Bible
presentation. Booz declined and for
this he was sentenced by a mock
court martial to fight a man of his
own size. The cadet from Bristol was
the aggresssor in the contest until he
received a blow over the heart. He
fell on the campus, and tears of mor
tification and grief rolled down his
cheeks, .because he cried he was
deemed a coward. Then, it is alleged
he was made to swallow the mixture
of Tobasco sauce.
After that the youth was known as
"Bible Booz." He was asked re
peatedly to give up his Bible, but he
refused. For this, it is charged, he
was almost entirely ostracized.
V hen the ex-cadet returned to liris
tol he told only one or two about the
Bible incident. When he did so he ex
plained 1hat he would never part
with the book because Dr. Allison
had written on the fly leaf three
verses from the sixth chapter of Num
bers. These lines the clergyman had
intended for the spiritual comfort
and guidance of the high-spirited
vounjr cadet. 1 hat the words were
ever in the mind of the young man
was shown twenty minutes before he
died. He was conscious during that
time. Then, as he became weaker, he
turned to his sister and asked her to
have the verses read again so that
he miffht die with the words ringing
in his ears.
The Ncjjro Should Not Try to Stratslu
en Ills Hair.
Star of Zion, (Colored.)
The Star of Zion, Zion Trumpet and
Voice of Missions, edited by Bishop H
M. Turner, are the only negro religious
journals in this country which have dis
carded the disgusting and injurious
face and hair ads. manufactured by
white men to brighten the complexion
and ctraighten the knotty and kinky
hair of that portion of the negroes who
are too lazv to daily use soap, water,
comb and brush. Bishop Turner de
clares that this class of ads. shall never
appear again in his paper. There is
general satisfaction throughout our
Zion over the fact that Manager Hill,
regardless of financial consideration,
has kicked them out of the columns of
the official organ. The negro who is not
contented with his color and hair is a
fool.
Congressman Linney has filed a for
mal application for the position of
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Senator I'ritehard has endorsed him.
The general impression is, however,
that Collector Yerkes of Kentucky,
recently defeated for Governor will
be appointed.
There are now 280 students at the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
at Raleigh, representing 40 trade oc
cupations and professions.
THE VERDICT AGAINST THE
PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES
OF TRINITY COLLEGE.
Ralelffh Christian Advocate.
.
i n
The case of Gattis versi
as been tried, and the verdict is against
the defendants, awarding the plaintiff
$20,000 compensatory damages. The
verdict was not a surprise. The de
fendants, while feeling that their cause
was just, have never had strong expec
tations of winning their case. The jury
was not long in reaching a conclusion.
From a report in one of the daily papers,
we would judge that the case had been
decided before the end of the trial, and
that part of the jury had gone so far as
to fix upon the hour when the - verdict
should be rendered.
The case is a continuation of the Clark
iCilgo matter. In 1898, Judge Clark
made certain charges against Dr. Kilgo,
President of Trinity College. The
Board of Trustees met shortly afterward
and tried President Kilgo on thtse
charges. During the trial, Eev. T. J.
Gattis, a member of the North Carolina
Conference, testified against Dr. Kilgo.
The latter, in his speech, made some
statements strongly condemnatory of
Rev. Mr. Gattis. The Board, after a
patient and prayerful hearing of the
case, decided tttat President Kilgo was
guiitleBs of the charges against him.
We will state here that no charges had
been made against his moral character.
Very little evidence against Dr.
Kilgo was presented none that im
peached his moral character. Such
men as Bishop Duncan, Governor
Ellerbe of South Carolina, U. S. Sena
tor McLaurin, Dr. J. O. Willson, edito '
Christian Advocate, Dr. H. P. Chriet.
burg, pastor Tryon Street Church, Char
lotte, and a number of others who had
known Dr. Kilgo from his boyhood tes
tified to his high Christian character.
In the meantime, the newspapers of
the State had been filled with matter
reflecting on the Board of Trustees and
President Kilgi. The Trustees felt that
the college should be vindicated bef re
the public, and tuat the only way of
doing this was to publish in pamphlet
form the whole proceedings of the trial
Those proceedings had beeu taken down
by the stenographer of the Board. Dr
Kilgo had no stenographer. Jud
Clark, as a member of tbe Board, had
one, Mr. Ntwsome, who was the steno
grapher of the whole Board. In the
matter of publishing the pamphlet, the
Board felt that it was actuated bv tbe
purest motives that of glorif j ing God
Jiiariv in loyy, Kev. x. J. uattis in
stituted suit against Dr. Kilgo for slan
der, and Messrs. B. N. Duke, W. B.
Odell, and VV. H. Branson, members
of the Board of Trustees, for libel. The
case closed last Saturday, and the ver
dict announced as given.
The verdict means that, in the opinion
of the jury, the statements made by Dr
Kilgo were false, and that be was in
stigated by malice in making them. If
there was a scintilla of evidence proving
malice on the part of Dr. Kilgo, we
were unable to find it, and we read tbe
evidence very closely. If there was
any evidence impeaching the moral
character of Dr. Kilgo, we did not hear
it. The testimony in his behalf was
such as to make auy rr an feel proud
The Trustees of Tiinity College are al
ways ready and willing to bow to the
laws of the land, yet with the same
testimony as has been, already given
we feel that they could -.not reach any
other conclusion with reference to Dr
Kilgo than they reached at the close of
the trial in 1898. To them Dr. Kilgo
is the same man as he was then.
Dr. Kilgo has had a hard time of it.
His history is one of toil and tears as
was that of Craven and Crowell. Ma
lign forces against Trinity College have
been working for over a generation.
From the time Dr. Kilgo stepped on
North Carolina soil until now be has
been in a struggle and always on the
defensive. He has worked faithfully
for Trinity College and North Carolina
Methodism. If we were his direst
enemy, our conscience would compel us
to say that he has done a great work for
Trinity College. This institution has to
day on the campus a larger number of
students for the time of year than it has
had since it was moved to Durham.
The standard has been so raised, that
for the first time, the old established
higher institutions in other States tip
their hats to Trinity. Never before was
the College so strong financially; never
betore has it been so strong in equip
ment and in faculty. If in the awful
warfare which has been and will be
waged agains him, Dr. Kilgo is to go
down as did Craven and Crowell before
him, let it be remembered that thous
ands throughout the Old North State
and her sister to the South will) recog
nize the new Trinity as one of Kilgo's
proudest monuments and will not be
ashamed to water it with their tears.
The verdict means, that, in the opin
ion of the jury, the Trustees of Trinity
College were instigated by malice. The !
indictment was against Duke and Odell.
Why these men were singled out from
the Trustees i9 understood only in the
ht of the fact that they were the men
who have the money. They had no
more to do with the publication of the
pamphlet than the writer and the other
members of the Board who were pres
ent. The Trustees say that they ordered
the pamphlet published for the good of
the College. Tbe jury says that they
published it through malice, and that
too, when uattis was only a secondary
figure in tbe case and the object was
to defend the College before ;the public
from the charges made by Judge Clark,
one of the principals in the trial, Hero
are the men who have been adjudged
guilty of libel and malice. ' Look at
each name carefully, and read it iq the
white light of private life and character,
known from the mountains to the sea
board: Andrew P. Tyer, Mr. B. N. Duke,
Rev. F. A. Bishop, Capt. E. J. Parish,
Mr. W. H. Branson, Mr. W. R Odell,
Col. G. W. Flowers, Judge W. j. Mont
gomery, Eav. John R. Brooks, Rev. 8.
B. Turret) t:ne, Rev. W,S. Creasy, Prof.
O. W. Carr, Rev. N. M. Jurney, Rev.
T. N. Ivey, Rev. J. B. Hurley, Rev. W.
C. Willson, Dr. Dred Peacock, Rev.
John N. Cole, Rev. R. H.Parkef, Mr.
V. Ballard, Mr. Joseph G. Brown, Rev.
W. C. Norman.
Men and woman of North Carolina,
you kneel at home altars and worship in
God's tabernacles, when did these men
become malicious? When did they
doff the white robe of Chnstjah' charac
ter and don the ugly, robes:; of . hate?
When did these men fall so low th'at in
an evil hour a wave of awful depravity
swept over them and bore away, on its
hideous creet tbe character whiqh, from
the earliest days had been laid .on the
foundation of love to God and man?
Has North Carolina Methodism, been
grossly, deceived in the sons whom she
has honored? .We are willing to. abide
by the verdict of 'that greater jury of
men and women all the Slate who talk
face to face with God,and know how to
trust Him and humanity';
The Supreme Court will have' to pass
on the case. In the whole matter the
Trustees of the College and its President
rise or fall together. AVe serenely wait
and trust in that Father whose thought
and feelings are never affeeted by courts
and juries.
North Carolina Has a Deficit of
$173,000. -, v. ,
One of the most serious, problems
that will confront the legislature of
North Carolina when it assembles in
January. will be a deficit in.. trie state
treasury of 173,000, representing
the extent to which the. state has
lived beyond its means during the
past year.
As it is impossible to materially re
duce the expenses of administration
and as the legislature is expecte.d to
make a number of new, appropria
tions, the situation is rpiher serious.
It is pointed out by those interesting
themselves in the matter that-' there
are only three ways for the ' relief of
the situation: To increase the,- tax
rate, find new subjects for "taxation
or compel the railroads to pay a
larger proportion of the burden The
last method would meet; l;wltbi" the
least opposition from te,.. general
public, though it would te.ygor
ously opposed by the railroads v
ceording to a ruling ofthe- corp-
eration commission, the railroads are
now due thstate $200,000 In taxes,
Dut tne matter is m the.tederai .court
and will not be decided for sortietime
to come.
Stand Up for Trinity; : V
Atthe sixty-fourth session of Nbrth
Carolina Conference: in . session at
Newbern last week, the follow-in1 re-'
solution was put and ad opted s'tjy a
rising vote. It, was 'unanimously
adopted by all the members ribing to
their teet: ? . t-f
"Whereas certain : events having:
recently transpired touching the
moral integrity of Dr.3 J.-C. 'Hijgd,
president of Trinity 'CoHegeV R.
Odell, member 'of the M. J !e)iisrch
South in Concord,' and ij. "JJjqie of
Main Street Methodist chuychDur
ham, therefore , , '
"Resolved, That 'this cotfference
has unabated confidence in7tiiensaid
J. C. Kilgo, y. R. Odell and.B. N.
Duke, and assures these brethren that
it shall be the pleasure 'apd 'flujr' of
this conference to aid them in wer
coming, in the name of our Lord, the
efforts being made to destrpour
college and damage the influence of
the Methodist church in North Caro
lina. ' . ' - J .'
"Resolved, That in our luderment
the church will be more united than
ever in her prayer and ! eilorr and
purpose to sustain the . college with
its able president and faculty, and
we hereby otTer the Messrs; Duke,' the
most generous benefactors of the
college, our sincere ehanks 'for -their
support of the institutions'. '
(Signed) .'E. A. Yates, '
' "J. B. IlchueyV'
The Boer eruerilla fiffhtinc: has been
exceedingly annoying to 'the British
in South Africa. Of late the Boer
general Dewett has been exceedingly
effective in striking a blow.an'd then
running away before he can get hit
back. Strenuous efforts to earjture
the elusive and foxy -Dutch butcher
have failed. It is said now that Lord
Kitchener has a' scheme which he
banks on. He -intends to" "niciunt
enough British troops- to run down
Dewet and other oily, eely, slippery
loer leaders. The British soldiers
will be supplied with fresh mounts as
soon as their horses get tired; and
they will pursue the Boer cavalry un
til the lattcrs' horses are fagged out.
The Transvaalers and their allies
have no means,-, of securing,; fresh
horses and thus, in the end, they will
be run to earth.
Joy is a flower that blossoms only in
tha sunlight of Christ's presence.