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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
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'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
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health for some
Z h wa3 confined to his bed in States
agu he was connneu uu ui
guh
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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."
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. 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&?: -
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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. ' ..
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: ;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
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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.
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