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VOLTOEE VIII.
LENOIR, 1ST. C, MAY 4, 1900;
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Resalt of Sunday Card Game,
Negro Woman is Shot Dead
1 and Son Wounded.
? ChaMotte Observer,
v ; j. Spray, April 80. Pattie DiUard,
;y oolof ed, was shot to death yester-
day afternoon about 1 o'clock, and
C ' I her son, Jim Ray Dillard, was
r mortally wounded. John Moir,
V , colored, is the man who committed
uJ; i the deed. The shooting occurred
J 1 at Blue Creek, a negro settlement
: about two miles from town. It
$ :! seems that JohnMoir and Jim Bay
V Dillard were having a game of
: cards and got into a discussion
; that' led to angry words. Pattie
Dillard came in to stop the distur
bance and ordered Moir out,
whereupon Moir drew a pistol and
.-' - fired at the woman, killing her instantly.-
He then turned the gun
- on Jim Ray Dillard and inflicted a
serious and perhaps fatal wound
The negro was knocked down by
the dead woman's uncle and held
for a while, but while search was
being made for a policeman, Moir
escaped and is still at large.
Remarkable Case.
Frail Durham, the young man
convicted in Polk county of mur
der in the second degree for shoot
ing I eputy Sheriff Hintou, at last
secured entrance into the peniten
tiary today. Durham said that ho
came to Raleigh 10 days ago, ac
1 companied by his brother, intend
; ing to go to the penitentiary-and
i; deliver himself to the authorities
there, but that they could not re
ceive him without the commitment
'' papers, and so he lias leeii here
ever since, enjoying He. He says
he will not U; 21 years old until
the 8th of June next. He appear
ed to look forward with interest to
his penitentiary experiences. He
has quite a lioyish appearance and
manner. He enjoyed his stay in
Raleigh very much and saw all the
sights, just as a casual visitor
would do. He is to serve a 14
year term, though no doubt good
Fiehavior will shorten that very
consideral 1 y . Raleigh I Hspatoh .
Money for Indians.
Washington, April 30. The re
sponsibility for the payment of the
expenses of the removal of the
Cherokee Indians from the Eastern
(Stales to luuian lerntorv. more
than half a century ago, was to
day decided by the Supreme Court
of the United States to rest with
the government. There were sev
eral cases involving the same ques
tiou. The opinion was handed
down by Chief Justice Fuller and
affirmed the decision of the Court
of Claims, with slight modifica
turns. 1 nese expenses were
charged to the Cherokee treaty
found and the Indians claimed that
this, ras improperly done. The
queatjW of interest on the pay
ments also was raised. The judg
ment of the Court of Claims was in
favor of the Cherokees and against
the United States; and called for
the payment of about $4,000,000.
The case has received much atten
tion from Congress and in the
courts.
Death of Mrs. Craven.
Trinity,' April :(),
-Mrs. Irene
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v iJeach Craven, widow
Rev. 11. Craken, D. D., died at her
home here Friday, April 27, at
10 p. m. and her remains were in
terred in the Trinity Cemetery
Sunday afternoon
W. H. Stain, a tanner living
near Raleigh,, committed suicide by
hanging himself last Sunday. Ill
health is supposed to have been the
cause.'
STRIKE RIOT.
Militia Fire on Assailants.
Mount Cannel, Pa., April 30.
The first serious collision in the
anthracite coal regions since min
ing was suspended on April 1, oc
curred here today between a mob
of idle Mine Workers and a pla
toon of the new state constabulary
force, and resulted in the injuring
of probably 20 men, three of them
will probably die. The distur
bance was caused by an attack on
a detail of the State police by sev
eral hundred foreigners, who be
came incensed at th presence of
the constables. 1 They threw stones
at the policemen and otherwise en
dangered their lives to such an ex
tent that they were forced to fire
on the crowd, which had swelled
into thousands. The riot caused
the greatest excitement in the
many mining villages of the south
em coal fields when it became
known jthat Mine Workers had
leen shot down, but to-night the
affected territory is comparatively-
quiet.
The Prodigal Son and the Prodi
pi Daughter.
High Point Enterprise.
'I heard that a woman who had
led a wayward lite joined one of
our city cnurches the other dav.
1 hope she will le held up and
encouraged by the memliership of
that church. Much has lieen said
and written about the prodigal
son how the father met and em
braced him even in his rags, of
how he was clad in the lest rai
ment, shoes put on his feet and
even a ring put on his ringer, and
how the fatted calf was killed,
and the ltov, who had spent a bad
life, was restored the old time
home. Hut while we make a hur
rah over the prodigal son, we
diould not overlook nor. forget the
prodigal daughter.''
The aliove paragraph is taken
from the writings of Rev. R. H.
Whitaker, who contributes regu
larly to The-Xews and ( tserver.
This doctrine is often preached.
but rarely ever practiced, and such
an attitude maintained miietlv,
yet stubltornly, throughout Christ
endom is considered the weakest
present day practice of the true
religion. Within the past few
years in some communities, the in
consistency has commanded some
attention.
Red Wine Put Fire Out.
An incident of the fire in the
Latin quarter on the slope of Tele
graph Hill at San Francisco was
the use of wine instead of water
in lighting the fire.
The only mailable water supply
was found in a well dug in early
days. At a critical moment the
pump suddenly sucked dry and
the water in the well was suddenly
exausted.
Italian residents crushed in their
cellars with axes, and, calling for
assistance, Itegan rolling out bar
rels of red wine. The cellars gave
barrels until there was fully 500
gallons ready for use. Then Iwr
rel heads were smashed in and the
bucket brigade turned from water
to wine. Sacks were dipped in
the wine and used for 1 mating out
the lire. Reds were stripped of
their .blankets and these were
soaked in the wine and hung over
the exposed portions of the cottages
and men on the roofs drenched the
shingles ami sides of the house
with wine. The wine won and the
plucky fire fighters saved their
homes. Ex.
The General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church South,
is in session at Birmingham, Ala.
Commencement Orators Ought to
Change Their Style. j
Monroe Journal.
When a man goes out to speak
to people he at least ought not to
do them any harm by holding up
false ideas of life and confusing
young people as to the meaning of
success. The commencement speak
er has much to answer for along
this line. Boys and girls have
been told so often about the success-of
big men, and so little about
the success of those who, though
not born great, made the most of
themselves and lived happy and
useful, though not famous lives,
they are apt to get the wrong ideas
about what success really means;
and lecause they can't all be Pres
ident or Governor, as they are
falsely told they can le, they are
apt to think that they can't Is?
anything. The value of education
is dwelt upon as a means to achieve
wealth or fame or both. This is
why there is so much error as re
gards the true value of education
which means simply that each in
dividual should lie trained or edu
cated to use to the greatest advau
tage whatever powers he has, le
they large or small. Rut being
told that education means that a
lsjy will necessarily Itecoine a Gov
ernor or a Senator or occupy some
other high place, many people
have come to think of education
only in this sense, and so, when
they see a man who has lieen to
college and lieen "educated'' and
does no good in life, they say that
education does not pay. The com
mencement sky-scrapers ought to
get down to their business and find
what education really is and then
talk alout it, and stop the mean
ingle jangle of words that often
have more sound than sense.
Bonds for Public Roads.
Many of the counties throughout
the State have issued lionds for
the construction of macadam and
other good mads. The result
has lieen that these counties have
lteen more thoroughly developed
and become much more properous
than those counties which have
lieen contented with poor roads
The issuing Of lionds by a county
will mean but a jery small increase
in taxes, which as the years go on,
will lie more than counterbal
anced by the large increase in
the value of land and of other
taxable property It is a fair and
equitable arrangement that future
generations should pay for a por
tion of the improvements of our
public roads, as they derive as
great a benefit as the present gen
eration. Too many have the idea
that to liond our counties will mean
a very large increase in their tax
es without their deriving any ma
terial lenetit from the expenditure,
not realizing that the increase in
the value of property; and the decrease-in
thecostof maintenance of
the roads and wear and tear on hor
ses, wagons and harness is so much
money saved. Are you interest
ed in good roads! If so, call meet
ings in various sections of your
county to discus. this important
question and also the advisability
Of lsinding your country for the
purpose of raising sufficient money
to macadamize the principal roads
of your country.
The memliers of the North Coro
lina Geological Survey will, as far
as possible, meet your coin mitten's
and deliver addresses in your
counties regarding the value of
public roads; the lost methods of
constructiugName and the issuing
of lionds. The Geological , Survey
will also assist in the construction
of the first mile of macadam by
furnishing an engineer to give (in
structions and superintend the
work. flood Roads Association.
Suna School Convention.
The Baptist Sunday school con
vention, held hi Lower Creek
church last Saturday and Sunday,
was very well attended. A ma
jority of the churches and Sunday
schools of the county were repre
sented! by delegates, and their
reports showed a great improve
ment over last year in this lina of
christian work. The fact that a
greater number of Sunday schools
were open during the winter months
is evidence that our people are fast
catching the spirit of true progress.
The enthusiasm and interest mani
fested during the entire session of
the convention shows that the
churches recognize the importance
of Sunday school work .
The convention was favored with
a number of excellent addresses.
The speeches made by Rev. J. A.
White, V. H. Reach, J. V. Mc
Call and J. W. Whisnant were es
pecially interesting and instruc
tive. Rev. V. P. Southern preached
a forceful sermon at eleven o'clock
Sunday on the Christian's equip
ment for Soul Winning. At the
close of the sermon a handsome
collection was taken for the State
Sundav school work.
The next meeting of the conven
tion will le at Granite Falls, Sat
urday lefore the fifth Sunday in
March, 107. Let us hope that
this mav be the liest vear in the
history of Sunday school work in
( 'aid well count v.
The people of Lower Creek de
serve much credit for the splendid
entertainment they gave the Con
vention.
J. F. Cruris, Sec.
Wonderful Has Been The Growth.
For the past seventeen years the
Gentrv Rros have furnished the
most refined, and highest class en
tertain ments ever presented under
canvass to the amusement loving
public of this country. Kach vear
they have come with a larger show
than on its previous visits, they
having lour distinct shows on tour.
Knowing that the public are al
ways looking forward to an enlarge
ment of these, famous shows, they
have this year combined three of
their shows in one, which now
places them in the leading ranks
of the amusement enterprise of this
country. What was once a small
dog and pony show is now regard
ed by the largest eirciu on the
road as the strongest opposition of
any show Wore the public.
The Gentry show in all of its en
tirety will he seen in this city Tnes
day May the 8th for two perform
ances at the show grounds, at 2.15
in the afternoon and at H'orlock
sharp at night.
The grand street parade, one
mile long and the most lieautiful
pageant ever presented by any cir
cus will leave the show grounds at
10:30 o'clock sharp Tuesday morn
ing and will le seen on the princi
pal streets. The gentry Show is
well worth seeing this year.
Had Bad Luck.
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Mr. H. G. Minton. of Elkville
says he had a run of bad l,uck last
week. To legin with he purchased
a load of hay at Lenoir, which
poisoned two of his mules and one
of his horses. One of the mules
died. The other mule and the
horse are not able to work yet
He purchased new horse and, while
riding, it ltecame frightened, the
girth broke and he was thrown and
dragged some distance, which
bruised him badly. A few days
later, he with several others were
driving rapidly to fight the tire,
when the wagon turnedv over, the
bed striking him on the shoulder.
But he has survived it all and was
able to cerry the mail Saturday.
Outlopk for Forest Reserve Bright
Raleigh, April 29. Governor
Glenn returned this morning from
Washington and was in extremely
fine spirits. When asked about
his visit there he said: "I am
very much encouraged at the pros
pect for the necessary appropria
tion for the Appalachian forest re
serve. All interests were repre
sented, the manufacturers', water
power aud electric power owners
and farmers. If we can only get
the Speaker, Mr. Cannon, our way,
I am sure we will win. Uncle Joe
Cannon said to several gentlemen
that 1 had made a veiy convincing
argument and one which appealed
to him."
With the nesting season of the
birds at hand, it is well to remem
ls?r the law against destroying the
nests of song or game birds. It is
a good law and shoidd leenforccd.
Why should a partridge nest or a
red-bird's nsst, or a mocking bird's
nest be broken upf It is wanton
ly cruel to destroy the young birds.
it is also cruel to break the eggs
and end the nesting of the mother
bird. When oltedience to unworthy
and cruel instincts leads towards
extinction instead of increase of our
game ami song birds, it is high time
the law should step in and say as
it does say: It is a misdemeanor to
take or needlessly destroy the nest
or eggs of any of these birds. The
penalty is one doliar for each nest
or egg destroyed or taken. ( r the
offender may U imprisoned from
five to ten days for each offense.
We hope our readers generally will
Jake notice of this law and do what
they can to add to, instead of de
tract from the -charms of bird life
in the sections where they live.
Gastonia Gazette.
Mortimer, Notes
The forest fires have -been raging
in this section for the .last week
doing much damage-to the timlter.
shanty and its contents U'Knig
ing to the Wilson Creek Lumlter
Co., was also destroyed last week
by the fires.
Mr. Harrv Ritter ot l a., cartie
to Mortimer last week and accept
ed a position with the Ritter Lum
ler Co .
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Mr. and Mrs. .J.T. Hayes from
Happv, X. C. visited friends and
their old home here last week.
Miss Ronnie Jenkins left last
Thursday for Atlanta, Ga., where
she will spend part ot the summer
with relatives.
Misses Winnie Hickie and Jeai
Batman, from Cranl)errv, visited
at Mr. W. H. Weblw Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. Wm. Doan the popular mill
foreman here left last week for his
home in Pa., where he will spend
a few days.
Mr. Boone Kstes while working
on one of the buildings in Edge
mont last week received a very
painful stroke in one eye by-
piece of hatchet chipping off and
destroying the sight.
MessjN. G. E. Moore and A. W
Dula of Lenoir passed up this way
last week on a fishing excursion
We feel sorry for the little speck
led ln-auties when such a mob as
this gets after them.
"Rkiim-tku."
"They're a lot of von tine wom
en folksV' said a colored preacher
"dat comes to church and sees ev
ery hat in the congregation every
hat 'but one. de obe dat de Lord
passes right under yo' nose for
help in His cause and to save your
black souls." We suppose many
white preachers have the same
cause for complaints.
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NEWS ITEMS, i
Asheville is to have a new 200
room hotel to cost 150.00O.
Severe storms heavy rains and
winds have caused much damage
in Xorthern Texas this week.
Prof. 1 Leonidas Moflitt has
been elected and inducted into the
office of President of Elon College.
The fourth annual sysion of the
North Carolina Federations of
Woman's cluls is in session at
Charlotte this week.
Another Henderson county man
A. Z. Stepp, has left the Demo
cratic party and formally announc
es his allianer with the Republi
cans. Isaac Vernum shot and killed
Newell Ripley in a row at Vemum's
home ten miles north of Mt. Airy
in Carroll County, Va., last Sun
day. Many persons throughout the
State have paid their poll taxes
timing the last few days of April in
order to vote in the approaching
election.
J. M. Carver, of Buncomlie, has
brought suit for ?1 0.000 damages
against the Loray Mills, of Gas
tonia, for the death of his son,, a
14-year-old lad who was killed by
an elevator in the mill.
A Winston dispatch says that
sulphur fell with rain during a
storm at that place recently. Some
of the older peeple of the place say
the same thing has occured there
Itefore during May rains.
Last Sunday, a negro shot and
very seriously wounded a white
man. a street car conductor named
Wiggins in Salisbury. The shoot
ing was unprovoked and much in
dignation is felt by the people of
Salisbury. Wiggins was alive at
last act0Uniyind the negro had not
leen captured.
Cambridge. Mass., April 27.
The Cambridge police to-night is
sued a warrant for the arrest of
Erich Muenter, an instructor in
German at Harxard I niversity on
a charge of murdering his wife in
this city at tout two weeks ago. It
is alleged that Mrs. Muenter's
death was caused by arsenic. The
Itody was taken to Chicago 011
April 1 7, but the case was not made
public until this evening.
Danville, Va., April 27. Miss
Sallie Dyer, aged 16, and her es
cort, J . T. Ferguson, a young elec
trician at the power station of the
Dan River Power and Manufactur
ing Company, were drowned late
this afternoon while out boat rid
ing on the lakejibove the new dam.
Miss dyer, it seems, fell from the
boat and Mr. Ferguson jumped
to save he. As a result, both
met their death in the middle of
the river.
Strawberry Shipments.
Wilmington. X. C, May 2.
St rawl terry shipments thro u g h
South Rocky Mount yetsterday
amounted to 20( solid refrigerator
cars of a minimum of 400 crates
each, exclusive of several thous
and crates by Southern Kx press.
It is estimated that the value of
the shipments for the single day
was over .'MHUM)0 and gives some
idea of the size of the mammoth in
dustry in this section. The largest
shipment, 4,5 of the cars, went to
New, York while Boston and Pitts
burg also received large consign
ments. The prices are ranging
from J 2 to 20 cents per quart. Th us
far has there lieen no complaint of
inadequate transportation facilities
though the heavy shipments of yes
terday was not expected by the
railway people.
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