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Partly cloudy; probable ihow< VOLUME I. WASHINGTON, NORJH CAROLINA, THURSDAY? AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 23, 1909. NO. 45 J COLORED THIEF PAYS PENALTY . . * v ? ?- r 1 Bound Over to Court for Larceny of Toy Express Wagon JFromj Jefferson Fomitui^Co.} ' t Jlmn^e Ward, colored, was lndic t ,j ?kJ beforiOiayOr C. H. Sterling ?yeW ' terday afternoon* fog the larceny oL , an express, wagon, the property of the Jefferson Furniture Company^ He was adjudged guilty and bound qver to the next <term of- Beaufort' county Superior cotfrt. ^foiling- to give thr HQQ. commuted f.h Tar "-==i Mollle Brown, alio colored, was charged with disorderly conduct. She was fined $1.00 and cost. Hon. Jno. H. Smalt Speaks Sunday On next Sunday evening, at the Flrtt^ Methodist Church, How] John H. Small will speak on "The Life of Servlce.v This Is a postponed^ meet ing of the laymeftf which was to hare been held some few weeka baok, but ?was postponed on account of the tn 1 clemency of the wreather at that tlme - All the young pieu of the city are urged to be preaent, aa Mr. Small's addreas will be directed more espec ially to them. . Those attending will also have the pleasure of good music. Ut No Use to - Signal Mars Washington. D. C.. Sept. 23.? .This la-'a most Interesting date for star ggrfergana otfierB~IntereBted In astroT __n0telc3 science. It Is not onfy the ' day qX the autumnal efuinox, when > the sun crosses the celestial equator going south, atfA Tbe winter half-year 'r,f ' toegtqg. but 1trls aUo.the date or the opposition of Marp, when that planet V ^ *t its minimum distance from the earth. 1^,000,000 kilometres.. samv ? Kientiuts ? iter* ? bubkuhlhU tbAt it might be a good time (or Mother Earth to try the experiment of signalling to hoi* nearest neigh bors:" Aside from all other consldera Hww. **be sutieas uf frnrti ggpprlnu'iit is manifestly Impossible at this time, tot Vrtxen the two woriflw yr?* nps-rivat together the earth is Invisible from ?Mara. This Is Because of the fact . that at the time of the opposition the sun and thO jLys planets are in line. Thus, when the earth passes between the, sun and Mars, the bright hemisphere bejng naturally turned toward the sun, the ofher one, turned toward Mars, remains' plunged in darkness and ia, consequently Invls j lble. It would, therefore, be i'n vain ? for the Martians to try to jjWM " any U>lhg on Tha parte ar~rti!s r.tmp Bven If great electric lights "should, be placed on every square yard of the whole terrestial hemisphere, for th$y would be' looking in (he dlrec (ion. of the danling nun. 1 ? Adolph Eberhart """ ? New Governor ~ ? "St. Pau^l. Minn., Bept . .23. ? Adolph O. Eberhart^a Republican who, upon the death of. Governor Johnson be comes the, chief execTIlfv^^OT tllTS" State. Is a graduate student for the ministry from the Gustavus Adolphus College, at St. Peferi M&n., the home of tho Johnsons. Hi mmi h>in In ?: ? y??tm New Advertisements in Today's News. I. K. Hoyt ? Separata^Urtx. O. D. Tllter? Fire Insurance. Ja?. E. Clark Co. ? kuppen- 1 ago. and came to Minnesota when he was 10 years old. After a short ex perience in the" pulpit he abandoned church wopk and studied law in Man , kato, wtffta.ha lived up^to the limn Of his choice for the lieutenant gov ernorship. ^Vhlle In Mankota he adopted hla present name. His for ' mer name was Olson, but on account of the r conf Osloii whlofc result*# lie. adopted the name of his wife. He bfo'ame an owner of stone quar ries- and other business throughout the Northwest and entered politics. He *has been clerk of the UMted States Circuit and District courts, and was at one time. United States Com - mlssioner. In 1903- he was elected -Xo the State legislature, and wai re elected in 190*. In* 1907 ne was eluiled lieutenant. goier'ner again In 1908. / y ? When onejjan ftX a.as/>anm rntw tt-hv : iiutliBi aU(5ut a tax rateT ' THE PRESIDENT OPENS TUNNEL FOR IRRIGATION Irrigate 150,000 Acres Tunnel is Six Miles Long ? Taps Gunnison River? Many Difficul ties Overcome? Varied Crops I Promised. Montrose, Colp., Sept. 23. ? The first great fSfdJ^ct undertaken by the Federal Reclamation Service In Its efforts to redeem the seml-arld lands o f the West became an accom plished fact today, when President Taft. in tho presence ol a large crowd of railroad ma'gnatos, financiers, federal and suie oAtclalii anil uthur Interested spectators, touched a But ton which, opened the , great flood gates_and turned the waters of the swirling ounniBon River into the in compahgre Valley. Ip-a hrlef ad dress ^the President ux pressed his pleasure at being present at fcn event which meant ho ,mufh 10 the future of the oolmtry all. large anJl particu larly. to the Western States, where vast areas of fertile lands- Uul~aaK*tfc thf? maglr work of tho Irrigator to blossom as the rose. . The completion bf the Gunnison project means the reclamation- of nearly 150,000 -fertile acres, making tl^r cultivation certain and success-, ful. Homes for at least 50.000 peo ple wi|l be created. - The Uncompah gre Valley, in the heart of the main ridge of tho Rockies, where np* thousands of acres of ufosa lie Dare and brown, will 'within a few years be covered -sritb orchards and truck farm*? The great tunnel, which is the main feature of the project, will not only assls't in the work of irriga tion, but will be used also to gener ate elect r It? powgy sufflrlunf to light everjr town and every farmhouse In the valley -to provide power for all kinds of commercial and indus trial purposes. Already- ther* arc 4hrc'c flouiUi.tng ? tuwns; ? Montrose;" Delta and Olathe, Jocated in the ,va4ley. - ? ? y The man/ tunnel'is six miles long and extends through a mountain of almost, solid -rock. Through* this great lube ihe_waters from the Gunnison Elver, Which flows through a- granite bound canyon, the walla fiKwhlch are 2,500 feet high in manW places, are carried into, the valley. TFhe tuqnel Is the largest underground\waterwav In the world. Its capacltyNs 1,300 cubic feet'of water., a second. It, is cement linefl through pyt ?mora thaa?S2.?QQ.0i)-Q. - With the main and Retributing canals the to tal cost' of the- project amounted to over 15,000,000. The main caqal is |30 feet wide at the bottom, S3 feet wldo at- the top and the average d"ep"th oT Water Is" 10 feet. Four tiiTd a half years were necessary to com plete the great engineering work. The preliminary work on the un Umuklng naa aiffliuU and apei'tam lar, (or the Gunnjson River flows at the bottom of a great canyon with al most perpendicular walls, andt the surveys for the location of the tunnel heading required both, heroism and engineering skill. Actual Work on the funnel was preceded by the con structldn of a road down the canyon walls over which supplies and ho.ayy machinery could be carried. For four years crews of men were em ployed In boring into the granite, mountain from^oth ends of the tun nel. On July 6 last the twb gangs met at a point 10,812- feet from tt^e 4 n take on the Gunnison River. In the progress of their work they had encountered all sorts of dlacouroge ment, gas, cavelns, hot and cold witter, running sand and tre&oherous terlal which required careful tim bering In orde/ to protect the work 1? ^jfaffrvV ill TiTiTwmirr nfm . the jpolnt where the river' is turned |nto*hie-tuunt, the tunnel itself taps the river from beneath its granite bed. By this plan neither floods nor slack water can prevent the tunnel from taking all the water needed from the .river. AH the flumes, culverts, di version rates, drops and other work* 1 along the line of the main canals are built of steel.and concrete, of weight tu last fui iwmurlii. mimeni Uieie is danger to the m?,in -canals - from seepage or of eliding bariks, the ca nals \re heavily lined with tfoncrfcte. Besides building the tunnel, the Reclamation Service Km acquired all the Important canals and Irrigating systems In t he valley. Theee are to be reconstructed Into one comnre Ifwftrttw ?na fcoffinlfrte srttmn. for fruit trowinynu mw imIU| GENEROUS GIFT ? TRINITY COLLEGE Duke Gives to That Institution Another Two Hundred Thous *t~ and-DoUar?r Durham, N. C., 8ept 28. ? Trinity College, through the generosity of B. JN; ? Duktt 'Of tne American - Tobacco Company. It is announced toda,y, is to have erected two buildings, exactly allke on the exterior, but different in side, and connected with a tower, jvl^h will coat entire $200,000. ? m 'thg- Juntf Cfttfamencement Mr Duke offered $50,000 for one build ing. Architect C. C. Hock starte^T that on a , today. ? Utet nl>n > caused him to take up* the twin Tmildilig wnn the mopumefit&i towcrr The recent growth of Trinity, to! which the Dukes hare now given Aore than. |l, 000,000, influenced Mr.1 Duke to make this latest gift. To thi&.double building he adds the sm> port of five new professors. . The college has also twenty-five acres of land Valued at $50,000, to be added to its campus. The Durham Traction Company has been asked to change its line and operate its cars by this campus to a ball ground, all of which Mr. Dnko rlrea. his gift* In a: single lot being about $21.0,000 BOILERS ARHlVlil. The -new Rollers lor the fcrlst and I Uwu* dim uf Mx. Juuathan' Ilaveuii hiw lai from the A. C. L. warehouse to the mfll plant, where 'they will be in stalled at once.. . RETURN FROM VISIT. _J ? Deputy Collector of Customs Buck- "f m tu uud Mrs. Buckmaii hate i turn ed from a two weeks' trip tolftre p^irtll. Including ^ visit to ttjeir son, Ouy E.. InXew York. Mr. Buckman has removed his office from its tem porary quarters at Gallagher's drug store to the regular station opposite City Hall. . . Championship -Rifle Matches Very much interest Is being shown by focal' National Guardsmen in a series of rifle contests to take place in the armory lif the next few weeks. Previous official scores of the men wit! be thrown aside, fend the point at Issue will be" to decide whether the team of five men known as the sergeants' team, composed of three jsergeauts of Company G and two Io caT***no>wc&mmii{sioned members of the field and staff, or the team made trp of corporals and privates of Com 22SUapt4Wr , Ca gl p.? r. ' " EI m mo 11 o "oTTJ , lieutenant "Cbwell" will "captain- tHe| two teams, and Lieutenant Rosa will coach both aggregations. _ I The sergeants have an average of to. thelr^edtrojflt'jai whrte~tlre ; corporals and -privates .average SO. The two qualified . marksmen of the company belong to this team, and ev ery other man of both si<jes is rated, -^flr !?*-<? lass." The first match ia to J be strictly a secret affair, but after that the armory will be thrown" open and visitors made welcome.^ ? In each contest a total of 100 Willi be the possible for each' man and 500 for a team, including work on , the 200, 500 and 1,000 yard ranges and at 5<tO- yards silhouette. ,A novel fea ture will ,be the dissembling and re-" regulation rifle by the contesting Trams, an excltlng_contest in itself, since some of the men are very ex?j pert in this. HONORS FOR J)R. COOK. New York, 8ept. 23.? -There . will i be nothing suggestive of the frozen*1 north in the warinttTdf the welcome tfl be tendered to Dr Cook tonight? when hundreds of admirers gather la the grand baHrtam of -th*-_WalrJ dorf-Astoria to listen to stirring ad dresses in praise of the intrepid ex plorer. The Arctic Club of America is to be- the host of the occasion, and Rear Admiral W. S. Schley, the presi dent of the organization and himself an ' experienced explorer of the far ?north, will occupy the chali. ? Other well-known Arctic explorers will' be in attendance, together with a thou sand nr rr"-? f M nrir anxious to testify to their belief In the honesty an<l sincerity of the n pan who claims to have discovered the North Pole. The demand -for tickets Is so large, in fact, that were- the banquet hall capable of accommodat ing thousands instead of hundred*, it I Could easily be filled with Dr. Cook's .111111 1, B~*j 0 Tmlley ?( til* rail > (or tgk rfjWr >4hu. ? HT.n tm bf the government in whtolt to pay tor STILL RIpiN Great Los of Life ? ^W. ' ' in Give An uin"ThaTIi No One Can Give ftii Estimate of the Ruin lliqt Has Been Wrought ? Mitlkwfr of Dollars Damage to Pro ............. DEATH LIST OFjfSrtj' . VOJLHT HWUtK ANK, Terrebonne I'arlihj La., defl nJte, 20; Ne>v Orleans, defhQM, 3. ? I'Venier, Ija., tlnflafcc, I Desalr, Ln.. deAnittf, 3. Jackson, Mlnun d?ftai<>', 2T~ . Baton llougc, La., 'definite, 1. Mandevllle, La., definite, l. Bay $t. Louifi, definite, 1. _ lHtnairtmnivllle. I Am 1. Gramercy, La., Cirwnri i'titnt, Ij Paratam Bay. 1 lUat Fork, Wis., Total definite, ed. 72. ? ? *?? ? ? * ? *? Centra\ last night In Mississippi. and sweeping .north At Uio rate of. 200 miles a day, the hurricane which devastated the Xlulf Coast and left a trail of wreck and ruli through four States, "continued ,011 its course' with unabated fury. Of the ruin that it ha# wrought, pio one can give an eatimata. In Mew I Orleans alone five arej known to be] lart will nut I repair the damage done tc the beau | tirul Crescent City. It is said that plate glass alone wiU *cost $100,000] to replace. From the little aristocratic sum mer colonies on% the' "Louisiana and] Mississippi Gulf Coast, come vagu tales of devastation And fears that) ihany lives have beeg^.lost, Blloxl, 1 the mecca of the wealthy, lMtillfso latad and lta fata la aAaoA l*c k-j son, Miss.,' the capital Of the State, Is still cut off from the const points. { Ttnrrlome of the B6W Capitol a f Jack- 1 son was w reeked and thy old Capitol unroofed. The streets were a taflgle of live wires and the fallen trees and debris, made, the highways Impassa bly- . . At Vick?burg two Jtessels were sunk and a third was driven aehore. Their passengers were rescued. One vessel lies . across the channel and I has blocked navigation. From Mo bile comes the* tidings that the steam- [ er PI?ffSure riay is missing7 and the l IxxMt-UuU it ha*-he?n drliea aehore-and its passengers saved. How many are on board Is not kviown. The property damage in Mobile and vi cinity will not be large. Some loss qI life is reported in thd vicinity .of Chef Menteur, La. The hurricane was severe at Gulf port, Miss., \vaves coming over the mammoth pier and water going into the city, doing con fia?iag<'- ? Nothing wuili <>'? | Gulfpo& has heen heard from. Grcui Danjngp in New Oilcans. I New Orleans, Sept. 23. ? The trop ical .hurricane whlcb-swept the pulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi yesterday, caused the death of if number of persons and a property losa of perhaps many mlllionti and "ftrt New "Orleans practiqjilly gfiut out from wire communication with . the outside world for 24 hours. Rail road schedules are still disarranged. Reports of property damage along me uun upast an' meager, because of crippled wire serrtce. No loss of life outside of New Orleans has yet ?been reported, "but overflowing wat ers, falling trees and timbers' and a possibility of parties being caught un awares in small craft, make It almost cer&pln that the dc&th list will oe added to. _Tlie~actnal prngflrty dam age to New Orleans win^x^enrd $250,^ ooo. ' ' ? ; The details of the rfeported Inun dation of sections of Plaquemjne and St. Bernard parishT\5jjre_fiHlTlacklng. Fifteen young men who were among passengers on-^the LoulsvLUe and HaatevMlq train which- has been- tied up at Chef Menteur., La., since yes terday morning, left that'^lace today for NW Orlwnt. "?lk|ni along the track of tho< railroad. .For seven miles they fought their way. agalnat heavy od<M, and wore forced to wade and swim across several washouts. They were Anally picked up by a re lief train that was unable -t# get.any farther out than a . point about one mile this side of Mechaud station aro atlH tied"" up Ch?T Menteur. without anything to eat,. and unless rnHef i? ihldiwirf lo thmn iawodlito ly, it la asserted, . the situation will become serious. A relief train and a small steamboat have IMwa ?#nt :ttf 1 toaaqtw* mi twi >?m j FLEETS GATHER - IN HUDSON RIVER Flying the Colors ef Many Na-J tions Warships Are Auchorcd Nr?w York, SepL 23. ? Flying the Hags 01 many nations, several great warships are anchored off Sandy Hook today, the latest arrivals being three British vessels. The Inflexibly the flagship of ?Slr Edward H. Sey Tnour. is due tomorrow. m? u?>r shlp of Grand Admiral von Koester, and the1 <. ? Mlapia Bieuiwn. HlmHia mnl Dresden, alBO arrived today. The foreign vessels will remaiTu off Sandy Hook until Saturday, when they wlH sail up the Hudson to participate In the naval pageant which will Inaug urate the Hudflon Fulton celebration. Seventeen vessels of foreign pow eis. tlieli guns liuuming OUt sgfutfetf, will then steam up the river and take up their allotted places at the foot of Forty-fourth street. Following Jhe rendezvous, the amalfcr vessels1 which' arc to constitute the parade wllL_aail armmd? Um* great- Intertra* tlonal "fleet and the replicas of the Half "Moon and the Clermont will be escorted up Tho^rlv#r and formally presented to the celebration com mi 6 alon. . | Great Britain Bends fotir vessels, one of which; the Inflexible, is an armored cruiser of 17,250 tons, and she will carry the flag of the highest admiral In the. British navy. The oth "ort are armored cruiser brake, which was the flagship of Prince Henry of Battenburg whpp he visited here, tfhlch will carry the flag of Rear-Ad miral Frederick T. Hamilton, com mending the Fifth Squadiou. ami tlif armoretf cruisers Duke of Edinburgh and Argyle. France Is represented by three tur ret ships tn charge of Rear-Admiral Jules. L. M. LePord, who will fly hfs flag from LeJustlce.*. The other ves sels are the Liberty and the Verlte, The Netherlands* cruiser Utrecht Is already here. Mexico eends the llr.y PI Bravo, with th$ Full Captain E- Uagulrr- In cosammd. 'uba^comes tlio revenue cutter Harney and from the Argentine . Re 1 public rhe training* "ship President dent Sarmiento wlU be the" largest ship In line In point of tonnage. _rfussla will be represented only by 'the naval attache of the embassy in Washington, Captain Wassllt^ff, t as the czar is sending no vessels to rep resent his country. , 1 . Uncle Sam. of course, win make the best showlng"of the lot. He will have abo u t_ 5 2_ vessels in line and' great. balUeahlp* to the &mli subraa Hh*s. ?-^'o add to the excitement of the oc casion there will be an echo of "lh? GeVman-Englifrh War scare. The Ger mans expected Admiral von Koester to be the ranking naval olflcpr of the occasion, but when, the English heard of .this -they decided that it would n.eVer do to have their prospective 'Mipmr' Upnpijgd l.i *?} fonsniriion;- ai maimer, so they nipped the thing In the bud by dispatching the ranking officer of the Biitlslr'havy in place of Rear Admtrat Hamilton, who had been originally scheduled for the Job. Admiral Seymour, he of Manila Bay fan;?, gtatngi the qermang ?n Mn deretaod that it would n?rer do for them to butt in on the little pleasure outranks even von Koester, ro Eng land becomes the largest fish in the river. * It is an interesting byplay, but will h n r '< 1 v i. ;t however, that Great Britain can lick the German empire on dress parade, whatever she. might db in artpal war. This Was Unusual But Very Effective ~~ g " ~ A^the result of a novel petition to Mayor Sterling, there has been quite a changeaborut In the neighbor hood of Third and Harvey streets. The petition wan started, and sub- 1 scribed to in a very unusual manner. Several colored fqmlll^a of quarrel-! some disposition and rowdy demean or, made themselves obnoxious to an wrd yrft.iaabU colored man aim lived In their midst, on the west side of Harvey street near Third, and he appealed to a whltenefgliboc for his afd in remedying the conditions. The consequence was thftt, tjie _colored^ families having also made themselves especially undesirable to the white residents of the section, the petition was arrangwT anfst^ndd hy ? immt* hood, not having the signature of a single man* on it, . an<f- presented to his honor, who was not long In at Timdlng tlu.eto. ? fc rfcj*? r ? Now a complete, change has been made and several colored families fctve moved to other parte? the out -lr ~ ~ - - ' ' - - A. C. HATHAWftY IS ELECTED SECRETARY Chamber Commerce I Mr. Stephen C. Bragaw Intro-! duces Resolutions Commending Governor Kitchin and Council pf Stole. . ' ? _r 1 Tln.rn wmi eulUJ hue tin; vf the; Chamber of Commerce at their rooms! last evening to consider the election of a aecretary to succeed Mr. E. H. Hyman. who recently tendered his t resignation, to accept a similar posi tion in Montgomery. Alabama. The Jiainej of Mr. A. V. ? IlaiUana.i and Mr. Jesse L. .Warren, were presented, ant! after a vnrr wha rnhen Mr. Hath away was -aele6u?d* he having receiv ed a majority of six votes. ? Mr- Hathaway ir Mi prrterft^en .Saged ln.t_he.reaJ estate business, and no doubt wilI__mako the Chamber a At- the meeting the following reso^" ? lutlon was Introduced by Stephen C. Bragaw, Esq.. and adppted by the Chamber: ' Whereas,. The Governor of .North Carolina, by w*y of determination or the quemlun of ippTOVtltg 1116 US6 01 the Slate convicts In the work of ex tending the Mattanruskeet ItaliroaeT from Belhaven to Washington, has indicated hts purpose to extend sucto approval upon the conditions em bodied in the resolutions adopted by the Council of State on September 21, 19taj;~tie it Resolved. First. That, as citizens . of 'Washington and of Beaufort coun ty. wo express to the_Gorernor and to Ms COlirtcIt'olrState, our profound appreciation of this - action making possible the construction of this road i connecting our city with our neigh- 1 bor, the county of Hyde, and enabl '?ng the wUMtoluam of rlnsi'T and | qulgker communication ar.d relations, [ Second. That as citizens of North I Carolina, we express our appreciation I wL Uila-jmLlcii conducive building and progress of Eastern"! A GALA TIME AT MAGNOLIA % Great Educational Meeting Will Be Held Th'ere This 1 Evening. A gala time is *?xppctcd at the Mugmtlia ? sohoolhouiie, ? Long ? Acre township, this evening, and quite a number' from this city will attend.' - There will bq a htmi party, at which refreshments will be sold. The ob ject of thin gathering lis to raise funds In ? ?nlarnu and ? improve ? the ' IpfaBunt school building, as it la too Bnialt to acconvnradato the pupils. County Superintendent of Schools, Mr. \v. i?. vauKimn; County Treas urer Joseph F. Tayloe, will be among TtTC irpeTrfcprK.- The W'uBhIiiKioii con cert Band will furnish, music and a royal good time U anticipated. The distance from Washington to Mag nolia is not very far, only a pleasant owning Ilrlvt. nnrl the cltfzens Of the city would do well. to attend and help the citizens In that neighbor hood toward the betterment of their school building. ? " G TOMORROW. WOMAN'S MEETING TOMORIU. ... There will be a meeting of the Woman's Betterment Aocooiation at .the Public School building audito rium, tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Every lady In die city is urged~to be present and Join' There is an annual optional fee of 25" rents'. Carolina, ana Hhe -development of Its PWOIINM. I Third. That ?? citizens of North Carolina, commend ,ojj? Chief Executive and Council of State that In extending the .privilege sought by our citizens, they have in all respects, and in practical details, fully safe guarded the Interests 'of the State committed to their custody," in that they have provided a means for ac complishment of our plan for the de velopment of our .se.ctloty of tUe.Sta.te, and at the same time have provided against loss of the labor of State con victs, State property, by requiring the guarantee of completion of the work projected, a sa condition prece i'i". '.iii il.M.iim. <>f impviote in that ? work. It ^as all right for the Mauretanla io^.jtnjH&h ciherjj' records, but why smash her own? II MUSS MEETING SHOULD BE CALLED TO CONSIDER CONDITIONS The Daily News Suggests That All the Citi ? ?ens~ Of Bethaven, Bath,~Baffi Township amF Washington Assemble and Discuss Rail road Proposition. "T TIME TO ACT IN I? LIMITED / Now that the Counctl.'^of ?tate, > through resolutions, a copy\>Y whtchj appeared iu yesterday's Daily Ncv^j has ordered that the grading oLi.he| ^lattainuskeet Railroad be 'continued ' tmtn HfllUiLh r hooves every citizen in Washington. thosT'residhsg^fij t he^6(^in^yl^lo!^K( the proposed route from Belhaven 4,6 Washington, to get together and work harmoniously and unitedly to narrv out th?? condition* required bv the State to secure th</ road. The citizens In Beaufort county should not fail to remember that the time 'to m^t^_t^eso conditions are limited, so the Daily News cautions j very one not to procrastinate this Important matter one hotrr. If the Mattamuskeet road Ib to be built to Washington ? there mn? tji! ? work dor* ? good, hard work. There can not be any traitors Ih the camp ? all must he of one inlnd, in perfect ac cord* The Council of State hasi placed their proposition before us. th^lr part #han been done. It now remalhs for our people to meet them half way and do their part. WIJ1 they do It? Certainly they wftft?w Ithout a dls grnt'ng, fftr'thp rrti^itiong on which the road ^eomes to Washing ton, running through Bath township, are plausible. and the citizens have no occasion do make any kick. The buildings pf'-the road to this city Is the cardinal sctreme. -a?*-U-la goin* to b0 built, and every citizen along the proposed line Is going to work tor if geaaploUanmd ?nrcm^__ The question of the hour la to edu cate IK i ^mpii is w f mi in uwi cil of Btfte requires of them. TBey sh<mW and must know what they are expected to do la this matter, and how is the beat wajr-add through whet channel shall all the people learn of theee requirements. Right ?? thU Vrn ? -L ? ? a 84gges.ilon. ; Let a md*s nicotine be called in the city of Washington. The date to be decided on luter, c-allinK loiiether ev ery citteon In Washington, Bath, Bath -township, Hrlhaven. and all in t he rnnn f r J between bet* " l?tt*en am)_ Wanhinicton. At this by the t'ouucil of State be rend, and then they can l>c properly discussed and acted on. If this method is adopted, all _the Ht Ivans ? >!'? have* 1i now ledge of the requisite^ at once, and action can be taken looking toward mootfbg conditions. It might not be out of place to extend an invitation to every citizen ih the county of Beaufort to Jm* present at this mass meeting, for no rlfl/eh TS' TIfi! Tnfe rented m ' Qv# completion of the Mittimmkeet Railroad to Washington. The Daily News believes. In fact knows, the people on the south side of the riter are eo?er and yearning for the road to hare its terminal in Washington. There should be called a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, not later than Friday night of this week, and committees appointed to make the proper arrangements fdr this county mass meeting. Time is gold CJl and thero should ha nn dal.tr In this matter. . "J Washington is satisfied with the conditions .laid down by the State Cotmcll, in fact, all "the people are. TMa being so, nothing more remains but for all to get a jgoya..on. theta and go to work, -r^hat is going to be .done should be done Quick. Till Pally ?Iawa mil ails awes? C?e Washington, in fact, any one in the cpanty, fo write this paper, suggest \ IP* J0Uk beet ti^e to eail th]a meeting, but in doing so.they ahould remember the time for action fa lfm ftad. The New# urges all to so e? ;