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V ; A n r t ) 7 ' - J' 0 OgijrvJJJ i u -3 U ' .-jLir u .; u J 7cather Todati r cair.zr l ocay ; Fair Saturday and Sunday; colder 1n went V Fair Saturday and : Sunday; odder In west portion Sundays . portion Sunday. ? "4 plALEIGH, N . C, SAT DBDAY MORKIKG, M AllCII 7, 1908. PIHOE 0 CENTS lilnalDattIies:nllMew, all ..1 (Svlii:'ii.ikJ 1 , N ' 1' " " - - - ' ,, . ; '7:7' .7;7 ;. 7 - ' V I-- : : ' . ,- HI " 7 ' ' , - 1! " V 0 ISIfflBlllG As to kChnrgc3 Against Javal Affair CommittcD HAD E BY ; U R. U LLEY Resolution ProTldlns for AvInTesU ' - , . - - - - . pition Is. Ileportcd Jvorably by ; Onmmittee on Roles, and j ' -' Adopted by the House. '! (By the Associated Press.) ' . p Washington. D. C. March resolution providing for an investi p ltion of thel charges made by Mr. I.llley, ot Connecticut, that members it the Naval Affairs Committee had teen unduly InHuenced in recommend ing certain submarine torpedo boats. Was' reported to the .'House of Repre- , Wntatlves .. today by Mr. Dalzell. of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on R-.iles 'arid -adopted by the House. The subject had been under consideration by the 'committee for two weeks. The resolution follows: 4 v ? f i "Whereas. Mr. George I. Lilley, a represenUtive from the State of Connecticut,- on his responsibility; as a mtmber of this House before the Com mittee on Rules has. among other things. : stated in substance that the Electric 3oat Company of New Jersey and their predecessors. , the j Holland Boat Company, have been engaged In j efforts to tjcert a corrupting influence l on'cerUin members of Congress in f their legislaUve . capacities and have j in fact, exerted such corruptiiig ln , fluence: .;v. '' -Therefore, be it reaolvedj That a ; committee- of live members, be ap pointed to Investigate the, charge made by said George I X4Uey of cor jrupt practices on the part ;of ; the said company and of members of Congress with respect to legislation, and that j said committee shall have authority T to ; liend for: persona and papers, and i' to take testimony In Washington or r ciwhefc, ither before the. fult com "inltiecWr any sub-committee thereof. Kald commlttecf shall report as speedi ly as possible iith such recommenda tion, if any, as,to the committee shall worn, best." l'u :' ' V, 'ccntnrnnylnr 'the resolution r was b. VPrt declaring ll'.tex be' due, the Koudefand its ; members' that an Aln vr litigation should be made., . s , KncaVer Cannon announced the fol- I nvlr.p; as-th?' committee; to, conduct IbJ ItivcEtliatJon. Vv 7 M : r i mcsws. Boutell. Illinois;, ISteven. inn,ta: Olmsted. Pennsylvania; t;wird. . Georcla. and Broussard ' lnulsiana. . ... v ; -. ; .' " Without a dissenting voice the reso- t ".' IJlley was present, but made no remarnt. . , v ',.- : - - , f'The cbmmittee report by Mr. Dal ' - ueomDaiirlnir ' the resolution J Ki referring-to the resolution of in a ,.irlrv' Introduced by Mr. Lilleyr " I 1 ("There - was nothing on the face of I the resolution that chargea corrupt or even Improper : methods on the . 't M the Electric Boat Company In i 'lornlon with legislation 7, or Rro I noced letlslatlon: " Bu thal on th next and succeeding days newspaper ' : tides appeared In . which Mr. wney -as ouoted as charring corrupt prac ' tjces, and Vr thereafter numerous al lseed interviews with .Mr.-. Wiley ap reared " in certain newspapers of the-J country coupling the names of mem , bers .of", the Home with the 'Electric. Btjat Company and legislation In ? Its interest. Following upon these pub-, : Ji;aUon" Mr, . Ullry at his -: own : ln- stance appeared, before the Commit- ice on Rules ana admitted tne au thcntlclty lof an fnterview In the L Wash ihgton Post,- but repudiated "all others, and made a statement which is rubmltted herewith as a part of this report. . - - - r Jn .Uiat . statement charges are made of corrupt practices on the part f of the'. Electric - Boat Company In In- ttuenHog ' members of Congress . and legislation, j-and o such .character, ' taken as 'k' whole, as to lead your itbmmittee to conclude that It is due ; 10 the maintenance of the dignity and integrity 01 me nuw,na i rofm ; be rs that an , Investigation Into " the charges made by Mr. Liiley should be had . I -:,- L -U.. i Shortly befdre the adjournment of the House; Chairman Boutell got his committee , together and ; partly or &nlzed It. 1. He said afterwards that the organization would be completed it a meeting to be held tomorrow, .then the question. 0 whether, to make i ihe committee's . session public or private would be'declded. -j ; 1 Ifteport that RepresenUtive ; Wiley was greatly incensed by the action of Speaker Cannon in not making him a member of the committee, and . that hi had expected to be named as Its chairman, gained circulation .and be came 'sr-topic, of discussion 'after the committee assignment had been an nounced. Mr. Liiley himself refused td discuts the situation. . $ . ritES. MOftTTT TO STUDENTS tfermon on "Tlie AUltnde of the Col 1 li-ge Ktudent Toward IteHgton : - '-'I-- Honors to Graduates - 7 ' ; ;:;'',;..' ; Athletics. v;;;.:-v:7 !'v;j-:';v; '-..: .-?.'-.. j- ' 'V (Special to News and Observer.) fflElon-College, N. C. March e.On the first Stlnday of this month. Presi dent Mofntt' continued ' his 'series of ; Kunday morning , discourses to - the .stujent body.' Jfe used a his theme, 1 The Attlt25of the Colley L"tu-r-t Toward Religion." Dr. Momtt snowea to the satisfaction u wno neara him and to their, great delight tfcat the fundamental thing in education is not what-one wants so much as the development and the culture of the largest natures. 1 i ( We are very glad to note that hon ors have come , to two of our gradu ates, who are pursuing a worjk! at two of our Southern universities. ; Mr ; J. Adolph Long, a member of the class of 1905,; began a law course In that department of the JJnlversity of North Carolina last September, ana was Chosfn vice president of the law class of that Institution.- Mr. Leroy R. Fon vllle, a member of the class of 1904, last fall entered the law department of the University, of Virginia and in a free contest was chosen that Universi ty's representative in the Joint debate Which , it annually holds with Johns Hopkins University. Those who knew these gentlemen as students in this institution are not surprised that these honors have come to them since grad uation. - --' ' '' ', . Interest in athletics I continues to grow as the days go by, and the time for the first practice game draws near. LMr. M. B. Hurrow is proving himself a very canaDie coa.cn hjiu no b.iiu iou ager Prltchette are very hopeful that our team . this year will be. a very creditable One Indeed. . 1 THBEE NEGROES, KILLED In a "Wreck of a Freight On the Nor folk and Western in Virginia. . i (By. tna Associaiea ress.i. . - Roanoke, Va,, March .- Three ne- ngroes wt re killed In a wreck of a Norfolk and Western -freight train near Tazewell, Va today. The ne groes were beating their way in a box car. 1 The ; wreck was caused by a elide In a '.V cut. The two engines cleared the tilde but local cars were piled in a heap. There are about 410 tohs of coal in the cut and It is said two more; deat-beats are under the wreckage... . None of the crew of the train was seriously injured. One or the dead was a wonlan. . T Against tho Southern on Safotyi Appnanco Act 1 Jadge- IMtchard Today to llear AP-i i: plication for llrcriver for South Carolina Dispensary One t - ;f.rt. ti " Bforgantott '0.- 'i ' Lunatics Caught. (Special tQ News and Observer.) Ashevllle, N.'C. March . A suit has been Instituted entitled the United States of America vs. the j Southern: Railway Company, demanding of the raflroad iflva hundred dollars for. vlp- latlon in five Instances of the safety appliance act. - ',;'"-.-i : j ''. f.V - :. There are five V causes ; specified. three causes by reason of missing grab rails on, certain cars specified which were handled by the Southern on speci fied-, dates and two cause for broken safety appliances on cars . 1 Ed. Collier, one of the lunatics who escaped from the Morganton Asylum this week was caught by j Superlnten dent Sluder, of the county home, seV eral miles from Ashevllle, yesterday afternoon and brought here to be re turned ,to' Morganton. It is believed that another f the escaping lunatics is in this county. 4 " .Judge Pritci.ard ( will ' tomorrow hear the application of the Wilson Distilling I Company for the appoint ment of a receiver-for. the South Car olina Dispensary fund.: 1 This hear ing was continued from last Saturday and it Js expected tttat tne motion wilt be argued by a number of prom inent attorneys. , Judge Pritchard has-approved of a . number of claims of creditors against , the dispensary commission, where both the commls s'idn and the creditors. agreed on the amount.. Nearly $200,000 in claims have been ' compromised ! and their payment approved by the court, ; ... . ; ; ' ; , , WILL BEGIN TUESDAV r.-'i , M '- ' -- 7 '7 i .. ' . C4.uferei''es of Media torn Between : Southern Hallway and Employes A1 to Reduction of Wages. '77; ' 1, f v-''-7:vT7 - 7' (Ry the Associated P?ess.V Washington. D. C, March Chair man Knap p. of the Interstate Com merce Commission, and Commission er of Labor Nelll who,. under the Erd man law, are to act as mediators, be tween the officials of the Southern Railway and their employes, will I be gin their work in this cltylnextTues day. It is likely the conferences be tween the- mediators and the officials and employes of the road will be held at the Interstate Commerce Commls- slon.C.Tne conference will be Drtvate. and It Is said by the mediators that no statement ! concerning them - will be made" unti: a -definite conclusion has been reached. The conference u will Involve purely the question of wages. '-Representatives of all the organiza tions of tallroad and trainmen will ap pear before the mediators' ; and they will be afforded ample opportunity ; to idiscues fully their position The same bpnprtunlty will be afforded officials of their purpose to bring the employers of their endeavors. ' . . , 7 BlclTer. Memorial Building. " The executive ,- committee-, of the board of directors of the State Nor mal 1 and ? Industrial College ' met in ft reensboro last night . to let the con tract f or the erection f the; Mclver Memorial Building. SuptTj. T. Joyrier left yefterday to attend thly meeticsr SUIT BVUHCLESAM in" ilESOTA Committee Has Hard Fighi to Organize Johnson BRYAN HEN ORGANIZE Adherents of the Xebraskan , After . ' - ' "" ' . i I -MeeUng Defeat by 68 to 23, Bolt Action of Committee; Organize . i I and Will Canvass State 1 for Their Choice.! (By the Associated Press.) St. Paul. Minn., March! 6. The Democratic State Committee of Min nesota this afternoon, after a bitter figHt, adopted a resolution endorsing Governor John A.- Johnson, of Mln nesota, ; for the Democratic j presiden tial nomination, and recommended that he be named by the i National Convention at Denver next July. As '. the meeting of the committee was presided over by Frank C. Day, private secretary to the Governor, and as Mr. Day voted for the!; Johnson resolution on every test and on the final ballot, the action of the commit tee this afternoon is held by political leaers as placing the Governor formal ly In the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. 7 4 The Johnson resolution was carried by a vote of 68 to 23 after the Bryan adherents had forced two test votes, on both of which they were defeated. The Bryan men insited on a : roll call on every vote and gave notice In their speeches on the . original . , resolution that they would not be bound by the action of the State Committee, but would make a. fight throughout the State for a delegation from Minnesota to the National Convention Instructed fTor Bryan. Moreover, a meeting of. Bryan adherents held at the Ryan Hotel Immediately after the adjourn ment of the State Committee, formed a Bryan organization which proposes to carry the contest against ; Johnson into every precinct of the State. The State committee, besides adopt ing .the ' Johnson resolutions, voted that the State convention to elect del egates to ; the National Convention should be U In t. Paul n May.14. The matter of calling a convention to nominate State officers . was left to a committee of five to be appointed by State Chairman Frank C. Day; . The I meeting of the committee to day was the most largely attended In the history of the Democratic: party In Minnesota, word having been i sent to all members that a resolution Indors- ng Johnson would probably be of fered. Of the 111 members. ,92 were present or were represented by proxy. Several proxies ' were thrown out on a technical point, though on only one proxy contest was there any Indication of the Johnson-Bryan fight. This was on the proxy held by James Mana han. of St- Paul, a personal friend of Mr. Bryan, and recognized as one of tfc Bryan leaders in this State. He came to the committee holding a proxy for the member from Itasca county which he had received fromKT. T. Hudson, of Duluth. Democratic Na tional Committeemen, Mr. Hudson had recovered the proxy by wire fro mthe Itasca county members. -I The committee on proxies ruled that a proxy couia noi De transxerrea. thus Mr. Manahan was , , prevented from taking part In the meeting. . The State committee was cane j to order this afternoon by Chairman Day who made a brief speech congratulat ing the Democrats i of v Minnesota on recent" victories In Minnesota, closing with " tte statement that In Spite of feuds and jealousies all Democrats would abide by the action of the tartv. . . i i ' Martin O Bnen, or uroonsion, wno m A.a. v t ni.i. was a memoer 01 me r-opuusi oiaie committee In 1890,; offered a resolu tlon endorsing Governor Johnson for the Presidency. Total of 4,655, 189 Bales t Against 5,457,682 Last Year, Says Hester I "(By the Associated Pressl) j; New Orleans, La.N March Secretary Hester's statement i j of the world's' islble supply of cotton issued today shows the total visible to be 4.855.189, against 4.703,554 lasi week and 5,457.882 last year. Of this the total of American cotton is 1.424.313. against 8.508,788, last week and 4.128. 882 last year, and of all other i kinds. Including Egypt,, Brazil, India, etc., 1,220.878, against ; l.HCtTl.liMi week and 4.229,000 last year, 1 1 f f Of the world's visible supply of cot ton there is now afloat and Jield ; in Great Britain and continental Europe 2.702,000, against 2.987.000 last year; In Egypt 244.000. against 227.000 last year; In India 593,000. against 842,000 last ye at, and in ' the ; United fjtates . ' 7 .- SUPPLY (HOTTOII r " ' ' -7 :' 1.116,000, against 1,602,000 last year.. V. '.'..: . ' ,7V : RAISE A BIG Chicago Bankers Protost Against Intorfcronco With Stock Ex changes (By the Associated -press.) Washington, D..C., March 6. Chi cago, bankers have protested vehe mently against the: passage of the bills introduced by Senators j Gore , and Davis and Representative! Hepburn,of Iowa, . or other measures interfering with the operation of te stock ex changes of the country lor; with the selling of commodities for future de livery. A petition was presented; In the Senate today! by Senator Cullom. It asserts that the passage of any bill of this character would be disastrous to commercial, agricultural and fin ancial interests. The ; bankers says they are firmly convinced! that such a law would 1 Inflict loss ..quite , out. . or proportion to the evils sought to be eradicated, because such a law would interfere - with the making of loans on grain and provisions, j 7; Liverpool Cotton Statistics. ! ( By the Associated Press. ) ? -Liverpool, March . Following are the. weekly cotton statistic?: - 1 ; Total sales all kinds 64i000 bales, 'i P Total sales American 50,000 bales. I ' English spinners Uklngs 77,000 bales. 't : ''; ... "V- : w Total export 10.000 bales. Import) all kinds 91,000 bales. Imports American 7M00 bales. Stock all kinds 1,128.000 bales, i stock American 1.012.000 bales. Quantity afloat all kinds 200,000 bales. 7:yr - 'A tiT -7:" Quantity afloat all American 167,000 bales.-'''' '-; "7"'"; 'i-r-' 7 7 '- U-" ' r Total sales on f specupnj 2,10 bales. : : - V"-' 7' r'i--; ' ' I - -" '' Total sales to exporters j 2,900 bales. House Summary. . ... . .... 1 . " (Bv the 'Associated Press. i ' ; Washlngton,-;D.. C March .--The House today unanimously! adopted - a mtolutlon . for Investigation of the charges brought by Rebresentatlve Liiley, of Connecticut, bt corrupt in fluences upon members or xne Mouse Naval Affairs Committee In connec tion with authorizations for sub marine tornedo boats. ; i The following were named t by the Sneaker as the committee to conduct the Inquiry: - 4; -' ...J ;';;.' r '-' I. Mesa w.- Bite.iIIJllno.wi.cnairman: Olmsted, Pennsylvania: Stevenr. Min nesoUi Howard, Qeorgia, and Brous sard. Louisiana. For several hours . afterwards tne House discussed the .bill to pay to the archbishop of Manila of the Ro man: Catholic church : 1403,00 for damages to church property by the forces of the United States The bill was passed. - . '.-"'; ' . - ' At 4:50 p. m. the House laajournea Frank B. Gary Elected to Succeed U. S. Son ator Latimer "l! t .' ' :'' I ' (By the Associated Press.) Columbia. . C. March 8.-4-Frank B. nrv. of Abbeville, was looay eiecwu to succeed Asbury C Laumer in me United SUtes , Senate. .Gary waa elected on the fotirth balloti receiving 81 votes. The legislature! convened in snAcial session lost Tuesday ior the Durpose of 'elecUng jUittlmer'a successor, but until late this afternoon a dead lock had prevailed; ' ' Senate Summary. m the Associated Prjess.) Washington, T. C. March 6 The Senate today passed tne army diu, increasing the pay of offleera from five to twenty-five ' percent) and the a venire pay of enlisted men forty percent. Mr. DeDew.rtf New: xorit, spoke at length in favor of the .penaing cur rency bJH. He referred in commend nn- words to the pian ior cenuiw bank, but said that subject could not now be permlnent as currency to pro- vA for an emergency was! the only m&tter under consideration At 2: SB n. m., the Senate adjourned until Monday. 77 7 BILL OP FOnicLOSURE. Filed In the Supreme Court Against tne oeaooara bj..vmhmi!cui. Trust Cmpany. j ,: (By the Associated Press. ) x . -Washington. D. C March 6 The Continental Trust Company. . of Baltl more, Md., as trustees, under the first mortgage made by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company today filed . a bill of foreclosure - in the ( bupreme rourt of the District of Columbia against the Seaboard, recently placed In ; the hands . of a receiver, and cer tain New fork Trust .Companies for the purpose of so .' "t collecting-.' the amount held under their mortgage. ' '.- " ' -- i : -- : -Lee county's prisoners in 3toore JalL ' Sanford. N. C... March 6. -The conf mlssioners of Lee county have made arrangements with the' commissioners of Moore county to furnish prison ac commodations for the former's pris oners till a jail can be built. HQWLjBAtlK AFFAIRS GREENS To Have New $200,000 National Institution EXAMINER ON HAND Three Hundred and Twelve Dwelling Housck -Built in 9 Months and ' ; i -1 - - - .. ; - 1 $168 f50 Invested in New j ,r ! ; .. .' v - " '..!... Dwelling In Three Months i Business.. Changes. By ANDREW JOYNER, Greensboro. N. C, March 8. Greensboro is to have a new. national bank with a capital of $200000 and of- lcered by practical bankers of capa city and j experience. The new bank. yhlch will be known as the Commer cial National Bank of Greensboro, will succeed the Greensboro Commercial and Savings Bank. The stockholders have been called to meet on March 11, for the purpose of considering a reso lution which has been ; unanimously adopted by the directors, to convert the institution Into a national bank, pie additional capital has" been sub scribed by I prominent i bankers and- business men out of the city. . ' The Greensboro Commercial and Savings Bank has been doing business only since last June. It has made a splendid showing and to convert it Into 4 national bank with an increased cap ital, will, it is believed, materially ben efit the business interests Of Greens boro and the stockholders as well. The same officers will be continued with the addition of a second : vice-presi dent. .The officers are P.' B. - Ricks; president; E. J.' Stafford, ; vice-president; F. 0.-.. Boyles, cashieri It to ru mored that Mr. A. C. Hickerson, for merly of Ashevllle, who has figured In the movement for the establishment of s million-dollar bank In Charlotte, will be made vice-president. i I National Bank Examiner Fred . J Hull is here' today, ' having in - charge the City National Bank, which . last night, by an unanimous vote of tne hoard of directors, decided to go into liquidation. The doors of the bank, this morning nau- ws -picru- tn7pi.ou v them. "Tills bank i closed, awaiting the arrival of National Bank Examin er." ' Everybody here la of course very sorry to. see the bank wind up Its af fairs, it being one of the oldest insti tutions of Its kind here and has done niore than any other In building up the city. Its stockholders, .who are liable for double the amount of their stocK. are among, the most ; prominent . and progressive . business mein of jthe city and county, and its officers ana direc tors are i universally esteemed and trusted. ! The closing of, the bonk sup- prised but : few. as It has .been practi cally in course . of . liquidation for two months 9 nd 1 deposits had been grad ually withdrawn, until but jv will be even lnconvenieced, awaiting the gov ernment's; settlement. It is said the very spirit of helpfulness to ' enter prises, ha been the. cause of the-suspension of.' the bank. And this would not have S become ' necessary but . foT the financial depression, which struck it I last fall when it was carrying : a heavy load of loans, or obligations v to enlarge and equip the Pomona Cotton Mills- .Just as these mills -were bo ginning to pay a handsome dividend. the:- panlircame,' causing a . comple.3 stoppage of Orders for' its optput, pre venting any further sale of stock or negotiating', loans7 and thus i the; City National, which has financed the millx to; the exeot of $174,000, was caught in bid dllemma7- i7"77 : .k"'";;-' :Bank Kxamlner Hull aid today that h had ro statement to give out y,t as to the government aside of the mat ter. or-as itoithe allowance by other banks, to. absorb the City National and assume its obligations. There has not been .4he least -excitement over th closing ;of ;the bank, and local- banks have had .no extra calls for money from depriltbrs during the day. show ingr that ' there "has been not , the lenst loss of confidence in the other banks by! anybody. 7 i - '7. ',v- ; 77 1 Dwelling Houses. 7 1 purinr the I past nine ; montln 312 dwelling houses have .been built in Greensboro and .a canvass of the rental agencies reveals the fact that there . - . k . are;' less uran- xvv. vacant; nouses in Greensbc ro? at the present time and these "arc: old I houses or not well . lo cated. I A significant fact in connection with the ; manufacturing . enterprises - of Greensboi o J the great diversity , of -lines- of goods manufactured, .j theie being no less than 70. distinct, articles manufactured . here. . : 7 S tn spit of 'the unsatisfactory condi tion ,of the I country generally if or the past r few months, the record of busi ness transacted! n Greensboro and new enterprises lestabllshed is most satis factory. - During , the past three months forty-two families; were added to the city's population . and the sum of $168,850 was Invested in , 180; new dwelling houses; one school building, four churches; and three store-rooms, The'transfers ofsreal estate and busi ness property, driilng the period repre. sent a total value. of $215,254, the ag gregate investment of capital In uli lines belnw $ 4 8 4,7 0 5. . '-. i.-i ,7 A3 IV Mr. W. B. McGregor of :Parkers burgt W. Va has purchased the busi ness of the Benefield Fumifire pady and took" charge toclay. 4 In ad- ditibn to the furniture business Mr. McGregor will add an up-to-date unW dertalcing establishment, this depart ment to be under thev supervision or Mr Geo. Stansbury; who has had a number of year's experience in - the work. ".', - I;' : V . Murphy Brothers have opened a, re tail stove -and range business In the building on South Elm street formerly occuped by a Japanese bazaar. . They werei at first connected with the com pany . organized to deal, at wholesale hatts. caps, and gloves, but . have " de cided to embark In the other line men tioned. The; gentlemen now interest ed la the hat enterprise are Messrs. W. M. Transou, W. E. . Bishop. W. Stern. J. A. Sterne. J. W. Colvard, and J. L. Hill. . ; : ; The May usic Festival to be . given soon iby the Greensboro Musical Asso ciation, is the sixth . annual - event since; the association was - organized, and ach year the festival has grown in Importance and magnitude. The festival this year will consist of four instead of three, as last year and two In " preceding: years. i The crowning event! of the festival will be a concert by the Ne ?1 York Symphony Orchestra under thc-conductorshlp of Mr; Walter Damrosch. 771' - '--': ?...!" s7l7 Although Febraury was shorter by one day than January, yet," according to the reports filed with Chief of Po lice" Neeley the number - of prescrip tions jTor liquor given by the physicians of the city during February exceeded the number filled during January by fifty-three. . 7 - . . In Jar.uary the largest number of prescriptions for liquor written. by a physician was 54, the second 32 and the third 31. In February the largest number was 65, the second 44. and the third 32, The physician who led In January. was second in February," while the doctor who led during February was third on the listen January. o.U-A5" 7- James Mc Kevitt who has been se lected as manager of the .Greensboro baseball V- team, arrived - yesterday morning and has gone actively to work makimr- arraneements to put out a winning team. He! is 7 from ' Grand Rapids. Mich., and conies with excel lent recommendations. - Tho Uightly Burglaries in Statcsvillo Continuo Very Few Houses Have Been Entered But f Attempts ' Are ' Blade Every . '' Night No Cluo to tho 7, . ' ' (Special to News, and Observer.) Statesville, N. C., March In spits of typa fact that they havo succeeded In entering ; only a few houses and have done little ' business at these places, -t the burglars seem to be de termined to enter still other homes and every night 'there is an attempt to enter a home or two. ahd so far none of the burglars have been cap tured. I The fact that they , pick on houses where the me nfolks are away, and are well familiarized with the surroundings ; of so many homes, is evidenced sufficient' to ; pronounce the burglar i local ameturers.; .,1 - This morning about four o'clock the burglars attempted to - enter window at the home o fMr. and Mrs. J, F. Bowles on West End avenue. Mrs. Bowles and ; the servant - of the house heard the burglars beforel.th.ey had effected ; an ' entrance and when the servant went" to the telephone and ! called ,-the officers, the burglars left thel premises. - The officers were on :- the" scene within, a few ; minutes and although ' plenty of tracks could be found in the yard at the window, the police were unable to track the men any distance.. Mr.. Bowles In the Nort hand Mrs.' Bowles and. children were atone; with the servant of the house. ' v One of the boldest : burglaries oc IS THERE 110 EUD? curred sometime Tuesday night rightfSouth, and are- jdrged to use evei-r under the -walls o f the cells ' of ? the county Jail.1! A ''window of the small addition to the jail building proper, which - is used : as a kitchen was en tered and the petty burglar took from a table in the kitchen a lot of bread and meat andother eatables.- Jailer Connelly! heard; his dogs barking dur ing the night, but "this was not un usual and ' he did not investigate un til' Wednesday morning- - He ! con fident that he knows the guilty party. His suspect is - very familiar with, th surroundings of the' jail, having been there as prisoner and servant CHILDREN BURNED TO, DEATH. Put to Bed and Left by Parents, the ; House J Burns ' Down : 01 Tliem. -: v ; Delaplane, N. C, March 8. The residence! of Lanney Eale, colored, was completely destroyed-;by sflre at 10 o'clock pi. m. March 4 th. Sales and his wife had put the children to bed and" gone off -to burn brush Some half mile away. "Hhe : neighbors saw the flames, but when they reached the scene thej house and roof was. falling in.'. Tho - children were burned ; to death and not -until the "rt -dled down were the skeletons recovered. a Death of Mrs. E. II. Bobbltt. :'. LoUisburg.. N. C. V March 8. Mrs. Bobbltt, of Cedar Rock township, died last Sunday night after a lingering Ill ness of several months. She leaves only one child, Mr. B. B. Bobbltt. edi- tor of the Herald, f Long , Branch (N. J.) HEitRICG TO BE f HELD III RALEIGH i ; ; ; f tfiW-.T ,,.,.1-.'. -. v- :c::-.a- Discrimination -7'.'tv ...f .: 2877 Caco TO EQUIP FORT OAOOfJ 4 BIu - Introduced byVsimmoEis ' ck 's t 1: 'I - -.. ' I. : ' .-. ' Li' . V .'. '. - Tliomas Appropriating & lEISJic -; V DollarsCannon M:en, "Earn - n daily Negroes,' Rejoicing tat Action at Charleston 7 V: Rv TlTOft jr. Trvm(r- e" ' ' i ' ;. , ... .Washington. D. CI March 6.3df ft Clements, of the Ilterstate Commft?c M Commission, will begin , 3lal2l&t..'-il Marchv26Jheari!ngs:fn the -case -of tliTfj North '-Carolina Corporation C?omiai-j.':-g! sion .to compel the Norf olk and Wdsi? ern and other roads with western nectlons to ; give to North Carolina points, rates equally, as ad van tags as those, enjoyed . by Virginia cii!?o i The date -! for tote hearings to hegis-. S was arranged' today at- a conference f ' between "members ' of ' tho Intcrsta.iT; yl Commission! The. Carolina oCc'alj. f ; were particularly anxious to have .ths !v . examination of witnesses take plac at I : Raleigh, -7M-77.- 7 7-7 - ' S ; Chairman McNeill made an exatui'-v' K' nation - of the papers and records il ?- the case. He finds that commercial . ?f bodies in Lynchburg. Danville, Roar. -1 oke; Richmond.. Norfolk. Petersburg and Suffolk, have made themselr 7- sented brlefsi or replies to the bill or complaint." They have however ' ra-?; served thej right, to " be represented y attorneys, who will participate In the examination and '. cross-examination of witnesses. :. --r 77' " " -: Chairman ,. McNeill; and - Secretary Brown returned to Raleigh tonight. . Itestore tnd Uqclp Fort Jlscon. . Senator .Simmons introduced in the , Senate., and representative 1.1 nomas introduced in the house today, a bill appropriating one million dollars to restore '; and equip" Fort: Macon 1 at Beaufort Harbor. The restoration of Fort Macon is "made necessary by tho connection through the construction oi the canal by the government, of ram llco and connecting sound with th Atlar.Ud.ocT::r5.'- r;;; - It will be apparent, after this canal Is. constructed, that in tine of war, (k vessel of the enemy, entering Beaufort harbor could penetrate into" the very heart of North Carolina Ine one di rection to New Bern, in another to Washington, In another to Ellzabetfc City, and In another to Edenton. : After the practical, closing up of Hatteras Inlet there was no inlet by which vessels drawing over five or. she feet could enter. . '' 7';' 7 ; Fort Macon was an : important de fensive v point until destroyed by Burnslde In the civil war. - The- bill provides fo the erection ot neces sary buildings, the Installation df mod ern armament and the location of a permanent garrison at the fort. . Cannon Blen -,.3Encoiwgif.;.;-.;;;V'- The action- or , the negroes . in the Charleston, South ; Carolina, ; district. wio took possession of the -party ma chinery and elected two ; Cannon dele gates, has greatly;; -encouraged .tne allied -v candidates. , .Washington ne groes are very much, "rejoiced; at thjsi rebujf to John G. Capers, who was appointed international revenue col lector in order to line up the Souths Carolina delegates for Taft- j " As a result they have issued an appeal t tne ,"" na?ro . voters oi.i uv p"" States,urging thfem , tn exert j , tnem- n selves In 'local primaries and convciw tions which select presidential deloi gates, ifift A.v W. Rogers, 1 a North Car- , ollna, negro, is one of the signers olt this anneal. The ; negroes are- Ino ; 1 formed that as Republicans they cat) .: control most or me aistrivisin iv effort to prevent . tne .. nomiBauou v Secretary of War Taft, . v ; V, ' 7 The President sent to the Senate too day the nomination of WT S. PearsoC to bV assaver of the Mint. at Char3 lotte, succeeding D.; Klrby Pope. r Plato Durham, of Charlotte, is here, 1 Committee Welcomes the Probln. The members of the House .Commit- tee on. Naval Affairs welcome tte passage of the Lilly resolution. whicC calls for an Investigation of the con duct of members in favoring con? tracts for-the construction of submrjp rine torpedo boats.' 5: - - . Uitchln Was Not Preseut. ; Representative W. ;W. Kltchln is c member of "this committee. , and hai been for some ten years past. Ke was not present at the meeUng- lact month, when the committee cut lc half the recommendation of the Ncvy Department for the construction of four battleships and doubled the nuo ber of submarine boats recommend ed." Mr. Kitchin- was in the. State af that time. -. ; ' - ' - : Mr. Lilly does not accuse present members of Congress, but makes 'rave -charges against members who have served in past Congresses. A full and and fair investigation is promised. Representative W. W. Kitchin sail tonight that so far as his knowloc! . s-oes ho improper influences have been fexerted on members of the committee by any Of the torpedo boat comja nies. : He thinks that Congress h acted eminently proper Jn authorial: T the Investigation. Jr .-eri, is 'r----'"' on the linen of a1" 3 L2 f-; It shcu! i le e: - 1; -1 - fef .. M ' l" -1 ft 'f sl I pi . ! w - ! ' . :. a '. 'A -.-.is--
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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