. miw 5 The News - Ta ntvntjkl to Mia TheNevs f '. - ; v.- . ! Unbuilding of bi . ' 'CL : Is UEsarpssssd m ohAO -" ; - rertisii j lledlurx. ,N 5 Ds1L f niinfif ;' fa rum vvuutj m - .. ' ' i SI t - P-H.u.m.1 m-ti.rn.rn mi m n - - . wi Mi ' OFFICIAL. JOURNAL OP POLK COUNTY. INDEPENDENCE IN ALL THINGS.' SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $ 1.00 PER tR, Ll ADW-" COLUMBUS; N. t:;THURSDAY; MAY 11,-1905 NO. 3 1 c: I I I 111,1 J 1. - - - . "V . "SB VOL. XL. . . - . ; h - .. ANOTHER MISS-TRIAL- Jury Again Fails To Agree In Nan Patterson Case. . New York, May 4. Dramatic in the ex iR iiic were the closing scenes of the ; Nan I'aittrson trial before Kecorder Goff ou the chsirge of , having murdered , Ceaser lT. Young.- a well known turffman and book maker in a cab last Jun : When" the fore man had finally assured , the court that tliere was no possibility,, of reaching an arceiuept, the prisoner .Wms in a dead faint. At 2.28 a- m., the recorder declar nl the jury dischajred, and ordered Miss Tatterson returned , to the .. tombs. She was carried out in a chair by several atten dants and two doctors had a bard time restoring consciousness. When told of the result she smiled faintly. - In the streets be low thousands of persons, , held back by mounted police, cheered the news, but were somewhat disappointed. They evi dt ntly favored the young woman and had exacted htr acquittal. ' 1, Various rumors gained currency as to how the jury stuck. The information re cti veil by the Associated IVess is that the poll was seveu to five in" favor of acquit tal It is quite certain Uw.tthe former show girl w ill be itxea her liberty on a -nominal Imil and the indictment quashed. She has faced tiial three times twice the jury disa greed and once there was a mistrial -owing tot lie collapse of a juror. - ' . Although in a state bordering on com plete col hpse Ahen she went to. her celt after the jury was discharged, . Miss Pat terson quited and sit ptpca'eef ally through the night. ' ' ' ' i At.eisht o'clock Nan wa still5 'sleeping heavily. At the side of her couch knelt her sister Mrs. Smith, who also was asleep with one arm thrown on the pellow on I which Miss Patterson's hea lay.;7 1 v ; -T ' It is said at the District Attorney's office, that the prosecution would not oppose the release of Nan Patterson on bail, provided the sum was fixed at from $10,000 to $20, 000. .Tulius GoMstone, one of the jurors, collapsed today from nervous prostration. Lawyer Levy went to the tombs shortly before noon to have a conference I with N an, hut found her no prostracted that sh whs unable to talk vwiih him. - Levy left wit'mut attempting to dbcuss the case witli her. He said Mrs. J. Morgan Smith is also suffering severely from the effect of the strain. ' . - Dr. MeGnire, the prison physican, gave f irt a formal statement. regarding the priS' onoi's cHiditioii. Ilena:d: VSbe is a ue; vi.us wreck. Sh I physically 8r weak she cannot lift a cup of uef lea to her lips. It ttill take twoor thrQ days for h?r t(. re . ( ver her normal strength. Her Sister, lulia,- is conHoling her anl lier-c1 vera tion at present h tne bestmedicine ? D . McGuire said Mi Prttters-n said t him, "I feel as if somelKidy had hit me all over my Ixniy with a club. I feel bruisfd and sore all over.' - v Nan I'atterson lies very ill in the tombs. I h-r nerves- are completely .unstrung by th4 o deal of the trial and the " dram iuc ex perience in the court when the jury report ed a disagreement. The lawyers worked hard to secure her release at once 0:1 jail, I ni up to three o'clock they had made lit tle or no progress. At tnat time they I a t n. t been ahl o communicate with the District Attorney and did not know his i . tentions regarding tiie case. Bail was ready In any snm.'they f aid, and they hop ed' to secure her freedom in a day or two at the latest. , V " rT " . - ' ; , BUYS BILL NYE HOME. Resident of Famous Humorist Sold to Mrs. Eastmas of Chicago. Asheville Mftv l.-Ruck Shoals. - the home of the late Bill" , Nye,r ituated qn the French Broad river, some twelye miles from Uiis city, and made famous by the writings of the lamented humorist, has been purchased by Mrs. Sophia Harrison - K istmas, of Chicago, sister of CarterH. Harriafin. for several vears mavor of the i af : - : Windy City. "The property was pur chased from Mrs.' P. V. English, of this ( itv. who bomrht Bnrk Shoals from the j , 0 . . . ye neirs a snort time auerv-wye uwu. It is said that Mrs.- Eastmas intends making many improvements to- her pur- chase and will "mike Buck Shoals her :per- raanent home. - She is at present . a reu- 5he is at present . a reu- dent of Chicago and canie here on a visit a fhort time ago. .She . was well pleased with this section of the country and dedd- 1 to move here. Buck;; Shoals contains nhoutone hundred acres and adjoins the Ililtinore estate. The house and grounds are lieamifully situated and universally ad mired. '-'V':-f .... . " - .11 t.r,rttta 'vK-unse your sysieni i tM. momh.: Now la Ihe U.ne u take Hoi liS.cr'8 nock, Mnunlam Tea. lt;wHl you well all anmmp.r. S. cent Teabr lab let " -r - $10,000,000 FOR PEDAGOGUES; Mr; Carnegie Wants to Take Care of Needy College Professors. - - New York, April 27. A gift of : $10,000, 000 by Andrew Carnegie to provide an nud ities for college professors who are not able to continue in active service, was announc ed today, by Frank A. Vanderlip, vice president of the. National City Bank, of New York Professors: in Uhe United States, Canada? and Newfoundland will share in the distribution of the income of the fund. r:-: ;': ":v';'-.'-,."; : ;. h '-- r United Stales Steel Corporation 5 per cent first mortgage -bonds tor $10,000,000 have been transferred to a board of trustees and steps will be taken at oace to organize a corporation to receive the donation. Dr. Pritchett, president. of the Massachusetts institute of Technology and Mr. Vander lip have been selected by Mr. Carnegie to obtain data on the subject, to be presented at the first meeting of the board of trustees which will take place on November 15th. Tbe bonds have a par value of $11,000,000 and will produce an atmual income of $500,000. "The oorporatiou which is being formed will be styled "The Carnc gie Foun dtion.X :Z? ;-'v; '':? -: Mr." Vanderlip today sent a letter to the press, giving the foregoiDg information and inclosing a letter from' Mr. Caruegie dated April 18, which says, In part: - - ' ' " have reached the c mclusion that the least rewarded otall the professions is that of the'teacher in our higher educational institutions. New York city generously, and very: wisely provides retiriug p osious for teachers In her publie schools and also for her policemen. 3Yery fewi indeed, of our col lates "are able to 'do so." The conse' quences are grievous. Able men heeitate to adopt teaching as , a career, ar.d many professors, whose placed fhould be occu pied by young meti, cannot be retired.' - Mr. Carnegie says that the fund will' ap ply t universities, colleges and technical schools ''without regard to race, sex, creed or color; but not to institutions supported by state or colonial governments Another class excluded is sectarian institutions. "Only such as are under control of a sect. or r quire trustees, or a majority inereor. any specified sect, or which impose any theological test, are to be excluded.' ' "i Mr. Carnegie specifies the duties of the trustees, and concludes with the hope that 'this fond may do much for the cause of higher t ducal ion and to remove a source of deep a.td constant anxiety to the poonst paid, ami y t one of th high"St of all pro feRsioiis.' . Ainog thf8e " nanuKl as trustees . are Presidents 'El win B. Ciaighead of-Tulane and George II. D -nny, ol .Washington ami fxe - . . - ... Saying that fate-is against you. Finding fault with ihe weather. Anticipating evils in the future. Pretendii'g, and not, your, real self. " Going arouttd vi h a gloomy face . Faultfinding, nagging any worring. . Taking offense where none is intended. Dwelling on fancied slishts ar d wrongs. Talking tig things ami doing small oues. Scolding and flying into a passion over trifles. . - - Boasting of what you c in do ' instead of doing it.' . Thinking that life is a, grind, and not worth living. ; v ' , Talking continually about 'yourself .and your affairs. Depreciating yourself and making light of your abilities-,: . Saying unkind things about acquaintan- ces and friends. - - - " - IS Exaggerating, and making mountains the courts seemed to be : powerless to punlshji certain element of women, ex- cept by-sending them to jail at the ex- pense of the county; but by it thecourts , -hV full nower to utilize them without any expense to the county. -It w in be well for the mayors and justices 0f pBace in this ounty to remember this act, and enforce it vvhen occasion demands. Ma . nObbinS UeaCI.; Statesvil'le, May 3. Major"-Win. M. Robbies diedthis afternoon at; 3:45 . . tv.o Knmoinf his O'ClOCK ra oaiwuui j, nnhihna. hht 'to States niQtomorr(m morning, accompanied . . . - f fae deceased and Mr. p' T.R6bbins. and arrange- ments for the funeral will be made later, Mrs a F. Long, a daughter of the de- roa.Ted. who has been with him since! r v . , - - tf naay, u..u : MaiorRobbios bad tan to falling Sth ol time.. Several-weeks i'-.l- - health for some Z h wa3 confined to his bed in States agu he was connneu uu ui guh ... vine- He improved sngnwy anu eu txi Salisbury on a v hit to his his son, Mrs. - - - v s' i,t, rria Ann- - Ilobblns aeconipanyin,? hto.-HU con H3f"rH Sinielhen - aay nigni' . . his death has been houny expected Dr Detrer Writes for 20th of May Chronicle.".-- V - ;our New industriaiconditions ana P?e Min.istry" iahe subect ?f ar art.1 cle that Rev. Dr. G. II.rDetwiler has written for the 20th of May Chronicle. Mr.Baldwin has the following to say of the article and its author; - "Dr. Detwiler came to ; North Caro lina about ten years ago. Previous to that time he had extended experience as a pastor and evangelist throughout the west, " Coming here for the .health of his family, and jolniug the Western North Carolina" Conference, be was at first assigned to a small place- But his great ability as a preacher and organ izer was such that he has been 'in de mand for the most responsible positions. He is undoubtedly one . of the gre at preachers of America. This is not! merely my opInlont-but that of many thoughtful men . ' REMAINS NOW JAT REST. General Lee Burled Under Sod of. the Old Dominion, - Richmond, May .4. Not in all its eventful history has Richmond witness- e(j"a more imposing demonstration than that whICQ- marked the funeral of Gen- . , . Fitzhugh Lee. . xroops were pouring iuw tue uuj night, and the millitary contingent taiJ- ing parj. iQ the procession T consisted ot fM regimentsof lDfantry, the Rich- a Tf T, ui.,e Koi-inn s."u JM"' J " . - r of artillery, and seven detached infantry J companies making a thousand men. Ad- to this were veteran organizations, Chief Foe to Good Roads. AH practice and experience have clear -- y ."proven that the greatest Joe to good roads is water. The drainage of improved tmA fL. therefore, one of the rst pnnci- - -r - , ntes oi roau, couaw uemwu. : uu iw '"T" tance should not be lost Bight of. Water W - - will make mud of any soil however hard, and unless it can be led away, mud must follow as the Inevitable, result, in iaw has been stated st many times that it ai- most seems outui - . " f?,t-nlnQi rrfttds. over which two . , two-horse I UUIOW.VM- ..7.-- - . waROn thrw hundred nd sUty-Bye days in.tbeyear.irre.peetiveof -w- - - tions, tbe iana .nueen u ,.yi wnHh m much as it is two miles , away. Bad roads in a-settled community are an open verdict cbnvlaciag the people of & i a on ft fihiftlessness. On the. other nA,.nM and shif tlessness. ; On MV mTmimr- r ... V Salisbury Sun Reorganized.', .' Salisbury, N, C:t -.May 3SpeclaI.-: i Editor Carl Hammer, of the "Salisbury Evening Sun, has sold his interest in the paper, .and'a reorganization of the com panywas effected today; J. C. Cad dell, formerly the well-known editor of thelaleigh Evening Times has been elected editor and has taken cnarge of the paper; . J; H. Curd remains with the Sun as business manager.: ' In the reorpanization, , H..T.B. Varner, labor commissioner of North Carolina, "was reflected president of the company." f Most of. the men - who start out to win immottality have ' to con tent themselves with . oblivion', And many of them .are happier w i th the latter than they would bo with the former. v andp-actically.- every carriage - in the city was engaged .for the occasion. ; By noon the business section.' was practi cally deserted. . r Around St PuFj ChurchTln which, the ; funeral services , , -. .. . - - SOL- x. look piace, mere was. a ueuw unuug, and from there to Holly wood the side wlks along :;. the-Une of i march were lined with spectators.;. rV;,v".',1 -- The church was densely crowded with people of all walks of life. The services were conducted by Bishop Randolph, of the Southern Virginia Diocese, assisted by Rev. Beverly Tucker, rector of St. Paul's Norfolk; Rev. Landrum R. Ma son,,rector of Grace. Church, - this city, and Rev. E. E. Barnwell, acting rector of St. Paul's. " . s'- "1 vFloraVtributes banked about the cask et were profuse, and came from all parts of the country. A Confederate battle flag in the flowers gleamed : in its field hand good roadsjare a sure indiction ot thrift and intelligence amongst the people residing along their course, j. - ; The railroads In some 'of the Western States have caught on to the" idea that good roads in the agricultural distiicts ' are. al most as much benefit ta the raUroads as improvements upon their jwn lines, - inas much as they increase the facility by which the farmers are Kept in touch with the rest of the world, both socially and - commer cially. As a resulMhe railwayjcompanies are fostering the good roads movements by arranging for'speakers to address mass meetings hr farming communities,- with the prospect that the -coming Summer may see a considerable spread of the move- ment in a number ot western states. Let the good work go orr." ' -.1 ...... . .'i . ...... . .. ; . Probably., both Kausas and Ore gon envy Delaware its Senatorial vacancy." r ' - ' NasHville is Fortunate. Columbia, S.J C, April 27.Wickliffe Rose dean of the Peabody College at Nash ville, made t.he announcement here "today that the $800,000required of Tennessee, had been raised to match $1 ,000,000 the Pea body "board voted on tbe 24th of last Jan uary for the establishment of a teachers' college at Nashville, on condition that Ten- nessee raised $800,000. Of this" amount $250,000 comes from the state and . $50,000 from Davidson county, the home of "the proposed college, which will be the largest teachers' school in the south. In addition to the $1,800,000 thus available for the in- stitulion, J. P. Morgan has made an offer of $250,000, provided a similar- amount is raised. -f. ", , iL very time . J oe Leiter reflects that the Gates wheat corner cost Gates onlv a . mere milliftn Jap" .... " v. . .- , must kick himself. - -J of red with cross bars of white. ' : M ore striking in a position of. prominence was a great. wreath sA white, elevated - on a J standard of green..; It was four; feet in diameter, elevated tbout six feet, and j made of Paster lilies, white roses, and put myself, outf bfyour;way .fbrevei. -I . white swset peasr with a green - foil of hate to leave you and Nole,' but I had rath-" smilax.- This design was sent by; the er be dead than g6 away from you and her. Veteran Cavairy""Association of the Ar- So I will quit this world as it is pushing me tny of Northern Virginia. . - - up so. I will say you have caused my death. ; The order of the procession to Holly- You know I haye tried to do all I could to : wood ; Cemetery - was. Chief marshal please you. . You know you'said ! you was -and aids, escort, state military;; veteran glad I come back and was sorry you let mer organizations, high school boys, Sol- go away. ; Now, -Mary J ane, I-am dying t diers Home Veterans, "clergy in carri- for you.:? Hope you will do nghtin this ages, Jionorary pall bearers, active . pall worlds You know I tried to be f Chris bearers; caisson with bodyrf am ily and tiari. ' It is all youf fault thdt I go this way, t: mournere, state officials,- city, officials, so if there is anything I have' left undone. distinguished yisitors, memorial associ- ations, Richmond fire departmenvcol: ored "Spanish American War Veteran Association: . "- - - , ; " i : c--t, ri.,.A . v- uei u OUO.K-in me uiuuuu. t- Saturday afternoon the train' from Mor- gantonrought in one of our colored-citi- zensaccompainedbya valise containing sey- eral. jugs of the poor man's friend.and asthe two hit the ground one of the jugs gave np the liqid bliss; : The stuff made: , a little pool"; and. another thirsty: darky ; began1 scooping it up with his hands and 'drink-!- Ing thereof Where upm the man of the grip said untoliim, "Uey, dare, nigger, whut you doin'7 I paid for that licker let hit soak in the grouqd' P' Thus ao tne arrogant rich lord it over the poor." If American cabinet officers could follow tha example of Min- ister Release and resign when they were criticizedwith the certanity , . . - , , - that their resignations would not be accepted, therewould soon be eome cabinet officers with swollen heads in this country. " z. , AGRICULTURAL: CONGRESS. Wide Scope of Conference Called :v "by the King' of Italy. ': Washington, April 28.King- Victor Emmanuel, of Itallr, has 'taken the iniUal step toward convening an international -" :'7 i' agrii congve conyentioit'iHll ' be for the speeffic purpose of estab- "SQlDS an international chambeisof agri- " cultie,1the. prmiary objects which;, ould be to collect and disseminate correct inforaati6'JTClati ve to prices of agricultn- i raVProduct8:aU tQ? .prW ther.condi- - tion of crops harvested and under cvltiva- " tion the stock fob hand; arid in transit? the creation of centres of agriculttrali activity; the establishment of a Deraaneht'exchaW - or agricultural products, and the drafting of agncultural treaties. ":3t&?: - . - . .- .- ... .-. : Tlulus w re present leniauve pians - - tne cnamoer is tone divided into two hous es, an upper .bouse, . in whicbTeach' nation shall have an equal representation, and. a .. lower nouse, in which the representation shall be iin proportion to the interests repre sented; tThe United States vvill ibe repre- ' sented at the conference . by Ambassador . White and by Dr, Albert F. -Woods, chief pathologist of the Department f -. Agricul ture, who is alio the United States "delegate , to the second international! botauical con gress, to be held in Vienna June 12 to -18. Dr. Woods has published a number of bul- . letiris, monographs "and reports, ' has con tributed extensively to agricultural ., and : scientific journals and is well known in the botanical world. In addition he is a mem- ' ber of the foremost national- and interna-. tional scientific societies, ';t including; the American Association for the Advancement -of Science, the Botanical Society of Amen- ca,. the Botanical Society of . Germany, the Society of Morphologists and Physiologists -and the Washington Academy 5 of ' Science. ' .. "'.'. ' '''."''. ' ' v;"-;f'-T- '" r : ;Had:Sqns jnConfederaqy3 c Mr. A. Cannon, of Horse Shoe,; Hen-"" dersoni county, who is here to attend the meeting of the committee of the -board of trustees and the board oi vlstors of the A. and M. college, tells of the death on Monday in his neighborhoodbf"Mr." K.; W. Allen, the only man living in Henderson county bo far as known, who I had sons in the Confederate army. He, was a prominent fanner 87, years old. Twenty months "ago to " the day - last Monday he was, completely, paralyzed" and had never been able -to : rise from his bed since. His wife-.died ten days ago, at the age of 84, and when she, who had: been' his loving companion and faithful nurse during his months of helplessness, was gone, he gave up, it seemed, tit onceRaleigh Post, ; SAYS WIFE WAS TO ; BLAME. Would-Be Suicide Accuses his Com- v paniorr of Unfaithfulness -: Lawrence Benoy, who lives In Charlotte attempted to commit suicide yesterdayaf-, ternoon by taking v laudanum. s Domestic . trouble was the cause of the rash deed which resulted almost seriously," ---h'.!:'1 5 -A Benoy, who tried to lay. jt off-ion his wite, left the following letter lying around toose': tt- -Mary Janet I have concluded that I will .: J I don't know it. So bury me . as close to little Jimmies ; grave '"ai iypu can .and bring little Note to see my grave after. SO good- - ; - tbye forever, Mary-Jane, good-bye little Nole in the fear of the Lord, also: yourself. wooa-oye to ine wona. . jwenoe." c I m m . . . - mm 11 te. . :j ... ' -.....- .- - n - . '- 'V V V D ; n -j " ' - Protesting Agamti Rate Reduction -Atlanta, ; Ga--The weent pTOsitlon Qf j-; r pope Brown," ? chairman ixf the GeorgU Railroad Commission; Xo re- , uce th'e ? passenger rate & Georgia'.. - .pm three to twqcents periblle was ..'7. protested against by the Brotherhood, 1 of Locomotive Engineers, the Qrder of y-r ' " Ra,iway Conductorsand unions of tne ? blacksmiths,- machinists and Jtelegra-". " hsrs; boUer-niakers.rail way train men. - ' carpenters and joiners clerks and carj men. , '.These orgghlzations Jeinnloved an attorney especially toJ4 represent them, who urged that . such reduction "Xd work against' the ' prosperity of : ; the Stote and lead to a, reduction in the . . number of railroad , employ ees as well - ofthe waffes. The Traveler's Pro, tectlve Association also protested that a ; reduction as proposed wouldfresalt in I fewer trains and poorer Ervice. -- t i- . 5 'I I i-'-i' i I: r t 1- "( i :v t- 5.1 'I if j.1 I t I .it'! ..'!! A

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