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VOL. XXXV NO. 6234
NEW GHARLOnE CO, .
CHARTERED TD-DAV
IT $11,000 CAPITAL
A Charter was To-day Granted for
Charlotte Leather Manufactur
ing Company by W. E. Shaw,
R, B. Pharr and F. W. Redd.
Another Firm Chartered.
Governor to Urge Sheriffs to
Rigidly Enforce the Law Espe
cially Relating to Watts and
Ward Acts. Charter Granted
Winston-Salem Company,
1 to Tlic News.
Ralegh, Feb. 2. A charter was issu
t.,l for the Dobbin Ferrall Co., of Ral
tigh ut S100.000 capital authorized
Hinl $40,000 paid in by Theo. W. Dob
bin. J. F. Ferrall and others.
The company will conduct the well
known Dobbin and Ferrall stores estab
lished many years ago by W. H. and
K. S. Tucker.
Another charter is to the Charlotte
Leather Manufacturing Co., of Char
lotte at a capital of ?10,000, by W. E.
Shaw, R. B. Pharr and F. M. Redd.
Governor Glenn issues a special per
sonal letter to each Sheriff in the State
urging that they do everything in their
power to rigidly enforce and promptly
execute all laws, especially those aris
ing under the Watts and Ward acts
regulating or prohibiting the sale of
liquor, as to the enforcement of which
he says numerous complaints are com
ing into his offiee. He tells them that
the best way to suppress crime is to
tiring about a quick detection and sure
punishment, lie calls their attention
especially to Sections 3,533, 3,534 and
3,335 cf the new Code, setting out their
duty and urges that nothing be allow
ed to interfere with the prompt carry
ing out of these provisions. He also
requests all newspapers and citizens
who know of any officers refusing or
neglecting to discharge their duty to
call his (the Governor's) attention to
it and lie will at once put the matter
in the hands of the Solicitor cf the
district for investigation and if found
true he would see that the officer was
punished.
A charter is issued for the Winston
Blanks Drug Co., of Youngsville, this
county, capital $4,000, by C. C. Wins
ton. O. N. Blanks, A. V. Bobbitt and
Dr. S. G. Riddick.
THE WRECK ON SOUTHERN.
Up to 3 O'clock This Afternoon No
Trains Had Passed.
Special to The News.
Danville, Va., Feb. 2. Southern rail
way freight train No. 74, northbound,
was wrecked near Franklin Junction,
Va., at a point about 40 miles from
this city this morning at 4 o'clock. The
engine and ten of the cars attached
to it were derailed hut no one was se
riously injured. !
The most important result of ths
accident was the delaying of traffic
over the main line of the Southern
Railway for such a long time. The
track has not as yet been cleared and
no trains from the north have come
through this city today.
The cause of the derailment is
thought to have been a rail which had
spread or some other defect in the
track. It is thought that the wreckage
will he cleared in a few hours.
THREE LOST LIVES.
Further Reports of Mine Disaster Near
Delorme.
By Associated rresa.
Roanoke, Feb. 2. Further reports
from the scene of the mine disaster
near Delorme, W. Va., yesterday after
noon, states that ftiree. miners lost
their lives, two whites and one negro.
The accident was caused by the blast.
SMOOT TO REMAIN.
But, in Return, rie Must Support Ad
ministration Measures..
Washington, Feb. 2. Senator Reed
Smcot will be permitted to retain his
seat undisturbed, provided he votes
right rn Administration measures.
This edict went forth from the
White House and plans were immedia
tely prepared to smooth the pathway
f'f Mr. Smoot. The majority of the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, which is supposed to hold
the fate of Mr. Smoot in its hands,
was regarded as favoring his expul
sion. Senator Clarke, Democrat, of Ar
kansas, was persuaded today to retire
and Senator Patterson, of Colorado,
was appointed on the committee in his
rda;-e.
Ir is said that with this slight
change in tne committee. Mr. Smoot
will not be recommended for expul
S1n. As a matter of fact, it was doubt
ful whether two-thirds of the Senate
would ever vote to expel Smoot, but
advantage has been taken of his ap
prehension to secure his vote for vari
0,'s Administration measures.
GRL KILLED BY SNOWBALLS.
Bys Pelted Her In the Neck and Men
ingitis Followed.
Hamilton, Ohio, Feb. 2 Edna, the
ti -year-old daughter of Policeman Bd-vy-rl
Johnson, died today as the. result
, 1Djuries inflicted by school boys who
na netted her with snow balls two
Weeks a20.
She was struck in the neck by one of
U!e snowballs. Meningitis followed.
ANOTHER CO-D WAVE.
Mild Weather Broken by Cold Wave
Temperature Falling Fast in Many"
By Associated Press
Buffalo, Feb. 1. The coldest weath
re of the winter was roonrfloA tnv
one degree below zero at 8 this morn-
At New York.
New York, Feb. 2. The mild weath
er of the last few weeks was broken
today by a cold
ture began falling at midnight and the
mtuuiumeier snowed 15 above at IX)
this morning.
At Pittsfield.
Pittsfield. Mass.. Feb 9. The mer
cury dropped 40 decrees in the last ifi
hours, registering two above this
Illllg.
REFUSED THE TROPHY.
Motor Boat "Coo" Was Refused the
Trophy the Races Todav.
By Associated Press.
Palm Beach, Fla . Feb. 2. The mo
tor boat "Coo" which won the 15-mile
event in the Regatta yesterday, was
refused the tronhy because onlv one
man was in the boat during the race.
The trophy was awarded to the
"Allon," which finished second.
The Regatta was scheduled to end
today with five races, the leading race
being the mile race against time for
the Sir Thomas R. Dewar trophy. The
race is from a flying start two heats
being allowed. The trophy must be
won twice in succession to become the
permanent property of the winner.
"WILL VOTE FEB. 16.
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Set Time to Vote on Railroad Rate
Bills.
By Associated Pres.
Washington, Feb. 2. The Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce to
day reported an agreement to vote on
the various railroad rate bills Februa
ry 16th. Three measures are before the
committee and the one which receives
the largest vote will be reported to
the Senate as the majority measure. It
is likely that other bills, will be pre
sented by the minority.
Kate Rill DisrutiNluii Resumed.
Rate bill discussion was resumed in
the House today, Thomas of North Car
olina, arguing in Its favor.
TO ATTEND FUNERAL.
Queen Alcvandria Left For Copenha
gen This Morninn.
By Associated Press.
London Feb. 2. Queen Alexandria
and suite left this morning for Copen
hagen, where her Majesty will attend
the funeral of her father, the late
King Christian, of Denmark.
COMMUTATION CUT OFF.
Cabel Communication to West Indies
Cut Off.
By Associated Pres.
New York, Feb. 1. Cable communi
cation to the West Indies is cut off to
day beyond Jamaica. Cause of inter
ruption unknown.
MILLER PARDONED.
Strennrius. Teddy Pardons Midshipman
Convicted of Hazinf?.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 2. The President
has pardoned John Paul Miller, of Ken
tucky, recently convicted of hazing at
the Naval Academy.
F, HART ASHORE
Schooner Went Ashore Near Hat
teras Inlet. Crew of Eight
Men Saved , in Surf Boats by:
Captain Barnett. Schooner in
Fair Condition.
By Associated Press.
Cape Henry. Va., Feb. 2. The
schooner Maggie F. Hart, Captain Fos
ter, went ashore today near Hatteras
Inlet The crew of eight men, were
saved in the surf boats by Captain Bar
nett of the Hatteras Inlet Life Saving
Station. The schooner lies well out and
appears to be in good condition, but is
taking some water.
NURSE CAPTURES ROBBER.
She Held Him By the Throat Till Po
lice Came to Her Aid.
New York, Jan. 2. A trained nurse
was assaulted for the purpose of rob
bery early this morning at Fourteenth
street and Second avenue. An unusual
feature of the case was the conduct of
the woman, for she seized one of her
assailants by the throat and held on,
her cries for help meanwhile summon
ing a policeman, who made a. prisoner
of the other one. ?
Mrs. Burt, who is tall and muscular,
did -not faint, but struggled to retain
possession of the pocketbook, at the
same time crying loudly for help. She
seized Dougherty by the throat with
her free hand, getting a firm grip on
his windpipe, and holding on, despite
the blows the man rained on her to
regain his freedom.
ASSAY OFFICE RECEIPTS. (
Receipts : For January Nearly $7,000
Less Than Previous Month, i
The receipts of gold received at the
local United Assay Office show a de
crease of nearly $7,000 over the month
cf December. .The value of gold as
sayed in January was $16,530.13, as
compared with $23,001.94 in December.
' Dr. Faison's' Condition. ,
The condition of Dr. I. W. Faison re
mains about the same. The attending
physicians think as he is holding jus
own so well, it is that much m his
favor. The continued illness of Dr.
. . ' . P mnnb res-ret. not
Faison is a sumcc --
only in Charlotte, but throughout the
J ... , -ho, will snnn be
State. Ail nupe umW r
restored to health and strength.
SCHOONER
MAGGIE
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ABUSED .BT THE SIR
. ORACLES OF NORTH
Three Thousand Men, Mostly
Neg-oes, Meet to Protest
Against Disfranchisement of
Negro in South. Conditions in
South Severely Denounced.
Dixon, Tillman, Vardaman and
Smith Consigned to Oblivion by
Brimming Orators. Congress
man Kiefer Delivers Himself ot
an Opinion,
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 2. Hoots and hisses
greeted the mention of Sen
ator Tillman, Governor Varda
nran, Thos. Dixon and F. Hop
kinson Smith at a massmeeting con
stituting the League at Cooper Union
last night. It was called to protest
against the disfranchisement of the
negroes in the South, but the meeting
became a general denunciation of con
ditions South pf Masons and Dixons
line. Four-fifths of the 3000 present,
were negroes.
Kelley Miller of Howard University,
commented on Thomas Dixon, Jr., said
the "frenzied apostle of evil propo
ganda that would deprive the negro
of his rights by holding up the gro
tesque, and repugnant side of his life,
with hideous portrayal. The shameless
apostate priest of God, with undisguis
ed daring doing the work of the devil,
who stirs the fire of race wrath and in
flames the evil pasions of men."
Congressman Kiefer, of Ohio, de
clared that the present parties failed
to carry out the fundamental principal
of duality and that , to take away the
vote of negroes to give power to the
few, was the first step toward au
tocracy. The indignation meeting did
not break up until morning.
Resolutions for the regulation of the
representation from the South in Con
gress were adopted. Secretary A. B.
Humphrey, of the league .announced
that other meetings would be held at
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington
and Chicago.
TURNED DOWN BY ROOSEVELT
President Refused To Accept"Fads
and- Fancies."
Washington, Feb. 2. In view of the
testimony of Col. Mann, editor of
Town Topics, in his testimony yester
day in the libel suit against Norman
Happgood, that the President had re
ceived free a cony of "Fads and Fan
cies," the following letter was made
public at the White House to-aay:
"The White House, Washington,
Nnv. 1 1 90S. Sir: The President di
rects me to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter, running as follows: Col.
ATann's comnliments to the President,
and requests the honor of acceptance
of the work "Fads ana nancies, iui
representation in which the President
was pleased to give a photograph to
Mrs, Hampton some three years ago,
and which is but just completed. The
volume is sent to-day by Adams Ex
press. October 13. 1905,' and to say
that as Mrs. Hampton has already pub
licly stated, the President did not give
nnv nhntoeranh to her for publication
in the work in question and that he
knew ! nothing of the book or or tne
fact that Mrs. Hampton wished the
photograph for use therein. Under the
circumstances the rresiaenx canuuL
accept the book and it is accordingly
returned to you herewith, yours truly,
"Secretary to the President.
"Col. William A. Mann, Editor Town
Topics, 402 Fifth avenue, New York."
. Had $100,000 in Trunk.
New York Feb. 2. In searching the
haprorop nf the second cabin passengers
on the Red Star Line steamship Fin
land, which came to port Monday irom
Antwerp, the customs officers came up
on a trunk with a, false, bottom contain
ing a large quantity of Hungarian
bonds, estimated at $100,000 worth.
The trunk was in possesion of Isak
Heicher, a little bearded A.ustro-Hun-garian
Hebrdw, who was on the ship's
books as a grain merchant, forty-one
vpars old. from Uraiampot. He had
declared that he had $20 in money
and was here to visit his brother- in
law, Fred Lothrinter, of Leonard
Street, Brooklyn. . -
Heicher turned pale when the in
anpntnTs discovered the contents of the
trunk .and hastened to protest that the
trunk was riot his, but the property of
a man named Moses Greenberg, wnom
he had met on the ship and who had
asked him to take care of it.
The story did not impress the in
spectors, and they hustled Heicher
over to Ellis Island to await investi
gation, meanwhile impounding the
trunk and the bonds. ,
Two theories have been suggested.
One is that Heicher, who is a Jew, has
been scared half to death in Europe
and hid his wealth in an excess of
caution. , On the other theory there
will be more light after a thorough
search has been made for the myste
rious Greenberg.
Thus far all efforts to find trace of
such a man have failed. :".
. The choir of the First Baptist
church is requested to meet at the
church tomorrow afternoon at 4:30
O'clock, y . . - -;
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1906.
Money Raiced or Football Coach
Funeral Services of Mr. Maxwell
Other News.
Special to The News. .
Davidson, N. C.. Feb. 2. At a stu
dent body meeting Wednesday morn
ing, Mr. McConnell asked the students
to subscribe any amount they were
able, to pay the salary of the football
coach for next' season, and several
hundred dollars were subscribed. The
subscription has not secured anyone
yet, but they will be sure to get a
coach who knows his business and
who will help us put out a good team.
The funeral services of Mr. Maxwell
were conducted yesterday morning at
ten o'clock in the church by Dr. Gra
ham and the body was interred in the
village cemetery. All of the children
of the deceased were present at the
funeral, and the funeral had been 'put
off till yesterday so that all could be
here. Dr. Graham also conducted the
funeral services of Mr. Jetton at his
old home at 2 p. m., and his body was
also interred in the village cemetery.
The procession that followed his re
mains to their last resting place was
was the longest ever seen here, for
Mr. Jetton had many friends in the
surrounding country, and many came
to pay their last respects, to their dear
old. friend. ;
Work began on old Lake Wiley yes
terday, and a force of hands are now
busy clearing the place of all brush
and trash, and real work on the dam
will begin in a few days, if the weath
er permits.
Rev. Geo. H. Atkinson, of Monroe,
spoke Defore a' large number of stu
dents last night in the Y. Mi C. A.
Ha HIS til t W9S Vrvyn-V,l. ,
. " " vuuiuuguij. Kjujuy
ed by all those present.
Rev. William Black leaves today for
Bristol, Va., to conduct a meeting in
the Central Presbyterian church.
Miss Essie Helper is visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. W D Vin
son. Miss May Williams has returned
from Charlotte, where she has been
spending some time.
MIZNER SAYS HE
IS
He Told the Reporters Last Nteht
That he Married Former Mrs.
Yerkes at her Fifth Avenue
Home Last Tuesday Night, He
Explains Hinself.
By Associated Pres.
New York, Feb. . 2. Wilson Mizner,
of San Francisco, said last night, he
was married to Mrs. Chas. T. Yearkes,
at her Fifth Avenue home Tuesday
night. He told the reporter that Mrs.
Mizner would probably make the state
ment today.
He said he denied the reports of the
marriage because tnese came out "too
soon." He did not expect the marriage
to be announced for a long time, but
when he woke up, Wednesday morn
ing he found the papers full of the
story. -
Said she was so angry that he denied
the whole thing, and put herself on
record, and did not want to "face
about." She believes it is nobody's
business but her own. J
J. P. Morgan's Niece a Bride.
New York, Feb. 2. Miss Helen Tra
cy Brown, daughter of the late Francis
Gordon Brown and a niece of J. Pier
pont Morgan, was married yesterday
at St. George's P. E., Church, Flushing,
to Frederick Paul Keppel, secretary of
Columbia University. The wedding was
quiet, on account of the recent death
of the bride's father, a former Wall
street business man. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. H. D. Wal
ler. The maid of honor was Helen Ham
ilton, of Manhattan. The bridesmaids
were May Young and Emily Fowler, of
Manhattan; Eleanor Patterson, of
Washington, and Madeline Weed and
Sallie Bright, of Flushing.
The best man was David Keppel,
brother of the bridegroom. The ushers
were Arthur Fowler, Lansing Satterlee
and Marcellus Hartley Dodge, of Man
hattan, and Reginald Willis, Edward
Mitchell, J. F. B. Mitchell, Jr., and
Thornton Brown, of Flushing, .
After a luncheon at the homeof the
bride's mother, on Colden avenue, the
young couple started on an extended
tour. "
HIS BROTHER CO-RESPONDENT.
Walter O. Corey, Manager of a Broad
, way Cafe, Plaintiff in a Divorce Suit.
New York, Feb. 2 There was placed
upon the calendar yesterday for trial
in the Supreme Court during the term
beginning Feb. 1, a suit for divorce
brought by Walter O. Corey against
Anna Louis Corey.
Mr. Corey acuses his wife of mis
conduct "with the plaintiff's brother in
the City of New York," at ! various
times since Jan. 1, 1898, and at various
places, including West Fifty-second
street.
According to the complaint drawn
by Mr. Corey's attorney, George Rob
inson, of No. 99 Nassau street, he and
Mrs. Corey were married in this city
Aug. 11. 1894. They have no children
In addition to his brother, Mr'. Corey
asserts that since Jan. 5, .1895," his wife
has been on friendly terms ' with va
rious persons unknown to him.
Mrs. Corey was served with the pa
pers in the suit, but has not filed an
answer. Corey is the manager of the
restaurant andcaf e at Broadway and
Forty-sixth . street owned by Former
Police Sergeant Churchill. .
HER
HUSBAND
FEREHCE
HAS RESULTED HI
A DISAGREEMENT
Coal Miners, in Conference with
the Operators at Indianapolis,
Ind. Refuse to Accept a Contin
uance of the Recent Scale ot
Wages.
Operator Robbins of Pittsburg Re
views Differences and Tries to
Justify Position of Operators.
President Mitchell Replies De
fending Demands of the Miners.
By Associated Press. v
Indianapolis, Feb. 2. The coal oper
ators and miners of the central com
petitive district and southwest district
met in joint conference today to settle
the question finally whether or not an
agreement is possible on the wage
question. President Mitchell of the
miners, announced that the miners re
fuse to accept a continuance of the
recent scale.
Operator Robbins, of Pittsburg, re
viewed the differences in the condi
tions of the miners now and when the
interstate and join conference became
effective, he said:
We have advanced wages and
shortened the hours. Without argu
ment, and in the face of all fairness,
yesterday, you repudiated the fair
proposition. Coal sold in -Chicago yes
terday at a dollar a ton, carrying an
eighty cent freight rate because the
railroads were demanding cars, and
yet, you refuse to allow one district
to sign the agreement unless all sign.
We don't purpose to have miners of
other States with different conditions,
dictate settlement of the affairs in our
district. A little section in Michigan
might tie up the entire country."
President Mitchell replied :
vWe have shown from the opera
tors' circulars that coal is selling at the
mines 35 to 50 cents a ton higher than
seven months ago. The country is in a
higher degree, prosperous, and yet we
are asked to continwe - a scale lower
than we had two years ago. We ac
cepted the lower scale then, because
of the unfortunate situation existing
then. The operators promised that the
reduction be restored at next confer
ence."
. Closing, Mitchell said:
"We have , come to the parting of the
ways, and -it 'seems to me the only
thing left to do is to go home and try
to overcome seemingly insurmountable
obstacles. I deeply regret the neces
sity for such a step, but we feel that
the time has come when you can give
us advanced wages without damaging
your property interest to any consider
able extent."
The coal miners and operators ad
journed sine die at 12:40 after the
chairman had declared lost, the motion
of Operator Robbins that the present
wage scale be continued. Patrick Do
lan, representing, Pennsylvania coal
miners, voted favoring the motionj
President Mitchell at once called a
meeting of the mine workers for two
o'clock this afternoon.
The motion of Robbins received a
majority of the votes, but it was lost
inasmuch as a unanimous vo:e was re
quired. ' -
AIDS GEM SWINDLE.
General Alarm Sent Out for Beauti
ful Woman and Man Accomplice.
New York, Feb. 2. A general alarm
was sent out yesterday by the police
of the Bedford avenue station, Wil
liamsburg, for a handsome blonde wo
man about twenty-three years old
and a well dressed man about forty
years of age, who are alleged to have
swindled Isador Brooke, a jeweler, of
No. 69 Broadway, Williamsburg, out
of $121.
The man called upon Brooke and se
lected three diamond rings worth $140
and just as he handed the jeweller
the money the woman entered the
store and, throwing back; a fur lined
coat, she told Brooke she wanted to
arrange to have a neck chain repaired.
While the woman was talking to
Brooke the man asked the jeweler for
the $140 eo that he could count it. He
abstracted $121 and handed back the
balance. .Then the man went out and
a moment later the woman hurried
away.
Brooke quickly discovered the swin
dle and startd after the couple. He
could only see the woman, and she
had just boarded a rapidly moving car
of the crosstown line and was beyond
his pursuit. -
LEFT LESS THAN $250,000.
Christian of Denmark, It Is Found,
Gave Away Most pf His Fortune to
the Poor.
Copenhagen, Feb. 2. The' body of
King Christian was today placed in a
plain casket lined with swansdown
and covered with black silk. No offi
cial announcement regarding the date
of the funeral has yet been given out.
It is stated that King Christian left
only a small fortune, amounting, prob
ably, to less than $?50,000. The King
was exceedingly charitable, and gave
large sums of money for the relief of
the poor and to deserving institutions.
King Frederick has issued a decree
of amnesty, releasing many offenders.
Rev. J. A. Baldwin, of the Pied
mont Industrial School, was last night
called to his mother's bedside, who is
very ill at Richmond College.
WAGE COH
. DISPENSARY AGITATION.
Advocates of Present Sc?H Carolina
Liquor Laws Claim Victory, j
Special to The News. . 1
- Columbia, S. C, Feb. 2. Despite- re
lations against the South Carolina
dispensary and despite the fact that
fifteen counties have voted the county
dispensaries out and declared for pro
hibition, it is expected that nothing
will be dene this year.
"We have both the House and the
Senate," predicted Commissioner Ta
tum, who has charge of the State dis
pensary. This was also stated by dis
pensary leaders on the floor of the
House of Representatives. t
The matter is now up for debate on
the Morgan bill that allows every
county to declare for high license, pro
hibition or county dispensaries. This
would do away with the wholesale dis
pensary in Columbia and the dispen
sary lobby is fighting this bill.
In the meantime, the dispensary in
vestigating committee is not wasting
any time. Several important matters
have been brought out and the major
ity of the people are inclined to think
that the whole svstem is rotten.
It is almost universally conceded ;
that even if there are no changes in
the' system, there will be changes
in the official regime. Chairman H. H.
Evans will hardly be re-elected on the
State Purchasing Board and members
Boykin and Towill will not stand for
positions of that body. Mr. J D. Raw-
linson will probably be elected chair
man, and Messrs. John Black, of Wal
terboro, and Jos Wylie, of Chester,
will get the other places on the board.
3VEW BERN NEWS.
Personal and Local News of Interest.
Krom Eastern Town.
Special to The News.
New Bern, N. C, February 2.
Dr. J. W. Dregind, a prominent phy
sician of this city, who has been crit
ically ill, has recovered sufficiently to
resume his practice.
New Bern has her full quota of
"tough"" boys of the cigarette smoking
stripe. Yesterday a number of them"
came before the mayor on the charge of
convening tne lurnace room of the new
graded school , building into a cigarette
joint.' They had built a fire in the fur
nace and were making merry- when
discovered by the janitor. The mayor
administered a severe reprimand to
them and released them on the prom
ise of good behavior. Cigarettes and
dime novels are undoubtedly potent
factors in demoralizing the youth of
every city.
Mrs. Weil and Mrs. Hollowell. of
Goldsboro, have been invited to speak
oerore the "Woman s Club" here some
time next week. '-
The Knights of Pythias will observe
the 42nd anniversary of the founding
oi tne order with appropriate ceremo
ny February 20th.
Captain Hancock, conductor on the
A & N. C. It. R., in ejecting a drunken
man from his train near Dover, came
near being seriously cut. The man
made several attempts to cut him and
slashed his clothes in a number of
places.
News of the death at his home in
Stonewall, Pamlico county, of Mr., J. O.
Baxter, Sr., has just reached here. Mr.
Baxter was in his 6th year. He was
a prominent and popular citizen of his
county. Two of his sons, Messrs. J. J.
and I. S. Baxter, are prominent busi
ness men of New Bern. His daughters
are Mrs. George Roberts, of Philadel
phia, and Mrs. Charles Roberts, of
Wilmington, Del.
5000 empty half pint whiskey flasks
were picked up on the ' streets of New
Bern during the month of December.
It is high time the temperance people
were bestirring thmselves.
THE HEW STATION
PENS NEXT WEEK
Southern's Handsome Passengei
Station Will be Opened to the
Public Either Monday or Tues
day. Arrangements Have Beer
Made to this Effect,
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It was learned this morning at the
office of Supt. P. L. McManus, of the
Southern, that the new station now in
course of erection, will be opened to
the public next Monday or Tuseday
morning. The electric light fixtures
have arrived and electricians com
menced placing them this morning,
They will probably finish tomorrow af
ternoon. The steam radiators through
out the building have been placed and
steam turned . on for the first time
this morning, heating the entire build
ing. Supt. McManus will move into his
office in the new station about the
middle of next week and the dispatch
er's office, which is at present located
in the dining car building, will ; be
moved a week or. two later.
The cement walk-way beneath the
long shed, adjacent to the main build
ing has been completed, adding much
to the appearance of the pretty depot.
The walk-way beneath the umbrella
shed will be completed Jn the next
two or three days. '
Congratulated by Bryan.
Columbus, Feb. 2. -Gov. Pattison
today received from William Jennings
Bryan, now touring the world, a letter
written at Hong Kong onDec. 17, where
the traveler received the first Ameri
can papers after the November elect
ion. Mr. Bryan extended congratula
tions and added : "I trust that your
official life will be as pleasant to your
self at , I am sure it will be beneficial
to the party and to the State."
The Governor's secretary issued a
statement todar that the reports that
Gov. Pattison is suffering from an" or
ganic trouble are without foundation.
The Governor eats and sleeps well and
is now and has been during the time
he has remained at home transacting
the ..business of the State, signing all
public documents. . His ailments are of
a rheumatic and nervous tendency,
not at all serious, and resulted from
over-taxing his strength during the
campaign. . . . .
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HRICE: 3 CENTS
I0RTHS
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UP TO JAN. 16TH
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Report Shows Amount of Ungin
ned Cotton to Jan. 16th is 250,
884 Bales. Number of Gin
neries in the United States is
28,918.
Report Shows that 1,643, dinners
Failed to Make Report. Num
ber of Bales Unginned to Jan.
16th is Given" by States in Re
port. V . .
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 2. The estimated
amount of unginned cotton .to January
the 16th, according to the figures in
possession of the Census Bureau, ' is
250,884 bales. This information was
sent to the House today by Director
North, in answer to a resolution pass
ed by the House yesterday.
The report' shows that the total num
ber of active ginneries in the United
States is 28,918. Of these 12,941 have
reported' all cotton ginned prior to
January 16. Just 1,643 ginners failed
to make a report and 14,334 sent esti
mates. The report my States shows
bales unginned to January 16 as fol
lows: Florida, 3,059; Georgia, 17,373;
North Carolina, 9,085; South Carolina,'
9,760; Texas, 72,734; Virginia, 396.
Crop of 10,248,846 Bales.
New Orleans, Feb. 2. The estimate
pf the Census Bureau was read on the
cotton exchange at 10:19 this morning
showing 250,884 bales to be ginned
after January 16th. This added to the
amount ginned to that date means a
total crop of 10,248,846 bales. March
sold immediately, reading to 11:18, an
advance of 18 points from the opening.
May afterwards sold to 11:32 an ad
vance of lj) points.
Opinions, on Report.
Speaker Cannon today made public
the Census Bureau's ' figures on ungin
ned cotton immediately after the
House was called to order.
' An effort was made to have Speaker
Cannon order the report read in the
House, but' he flatly refused, saying
that the document must pass through
the ordinary channels. "
He announced that the figures were
misinformation instead of information,
that they were based on partial re
turns and were of little value.
The speaker said' the report must be
turned over to the journal clerk and
be made public through the public doc
ument room. Under orders from the
speaker, the . clerk in the document
room read thefigures to a large group
of House members and newspaper
men who were eagerly awaiting the
report.
The Southern members expressed
much dissatisfaction with the figures,
saying they were far from the truth
The members from the Northern cot
ton mill districts were equally harsh
in their criticism, declaring that the
ginneries not heard from might make
a radical difference in the figures.
FAIR AND COLDER.
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Weather Man Says We Are to Have
Some Real Winter.
Even before the "ground hog" curled
himself up in his little bed,' the winter
winus commenced to howl over the en
terance to his home. The weather man
says "that the indications are for still t
colder weather tomorrow. In his re-
port today Mr. Bennett, of the local
Weather Bureau, says:,
-'The low - pressure area central
Thursday morning over' the lower
lakes has has drifted; eastward over
New England, causing snow over the
lower lake region. An extensiYe high
pressure area has advanced over the
Missouri and Upper Mississippi Val
leys, causing fair weather, with a
sharp drop in temperature. Tempera
tures below zero were reported over ,
the lake region this morning. Lower
temperature may be expected in this
vicinity tonight; with continued fair
weather tonight and ; Saturday."
AN IMPORTANT REPORT.
Cotton Went Up on Directors, North's
Report. ' .." :
The future cotton market bounded
about today in great " s.tyle. March
sold as high as 11.14 and as low as
10.80. The cause or the wide .fluctua
tion was on account of the report issu
ed from the Census Office at Washing
ton, as to the cotton feinhed after the
16th of January, v . ;- ;
The recipts at the local platform
amounted to 23 bales and the best
price was 11 cents. For-the same day
last year, the receipts .amounted , to
19 bales and the best price was 7
cents. . . . '" :"- ' : .. "', -
A New Druggist.
Mr. Samuel Bobbitt," of Macon. Ga..
has accepted a position with Hawley's
Pharmacy and will arrive in .the city
in a few days.
Mr., Bobbitt will have charge of the
business end of the store as well as
head prescription clerk. He' is a drug
gist of wide experience and The News
welcomes him to Charlotte. : :
Mr. E. H. Coapman,' assistant gen
eral manager, of the Southern Railway, .
passed . through the city this morning
en route South.
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