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WHILE IT IS NEWS
VOL 9
Porto Ricans Should
Be Given
Citizenship in Full
The President in Special
Message to Congress
Earnestly Exp res s e s
the Hope lhat Island
be Given Full Rights.
Islands are Loyal and
Glad to be Under our
blag and are Making
Rapid Progr ess. Is
land's Affairs Treated
Washington, D. C., Dec. 11.—Presi
dent Roosevelt today sent to the Con
gress a special message on Porto Rico.
It is as follows:
Special Message.
To the Senate and House of Represen
tative?:
r-n November 21 I visited the is
h-t-.I •>(' i ..rto Rico, landing at Ponce,
(• : ...- :;u- '.;• the old Spanish road by
C; it- san Juan, and returning next
morning over the new American road
from Arecibo to Ponce; the scenery
was wonderfully beautiful, especially
rl i.;on : the mountains of the interior,
r,: ich constitute a veritable tropic
Switzerland. I could* not embark at
ran Juan because the harbor ha 3 not
been drcdjed out and cannot receive
;.r. American battleship. I do not think
riiis fact creditable to our nation, and
I earnestly hope that immediate pro
vision will be made for dredging San
Juan Harbor.
I doubt whether our people as a
whole realize the beauty and fertility
cf Porto Rico, and the progress that
has been made under its admirable
government. We have just cause for
; ride in the character of our represen
tatives who have administered the
tropic islands under our flag as a re-i
suit cf the war with Spain; and cf
«6-efte-ol'-them is this more true than
Pcito Rico. It would be impossible to
wish a more faithful, a more efficient
and u more disinterested public ser
vice than that now being rendered in
the iiiiand of Torto Rico by those in
ccntrcl of the insular government.
I stout at a dozen towns all told,
and one cf the notable features in ev-,
eiv town was the gathering of the
school children. The work that has
lec-a done in Porto Rico for education
has been noteworthy. The main em
plu.sis. as is eminently wise and prop
er, has been put upon primary edu
cation; but in addition to this there
is a normal school, an agricultural i
school, three industrial and three high
schools. Every effort is being made i
to secure not only tbe benefits of ele
mental y education to all the Porto Ri- j
cans of the next generation, but also
as far as means will permit to train
• hem so that the industrial, asrricul-j
tural and commercial opportunities of
tbe island can be utilized to the best j
I'Cssiblo advantage. It was evident at
a glance that teachers, both Ameri
cans and native Porto Ricans, were de
voted to their work, took the greatest
pride in it, and were endeavoring
to train their pupils, not only in mind,
hut in what counts far more than
mind, in citizenship, that is, in char
acter.
I was very much struck by the ex
cellent character of both of the insu
lar police and cf tbe Porto Rican reg
iment. They are both of them bodies
that reflect credit upon the American
administration cf the island. The insu
lar police are under the local Porto Ri
ear, government. The Porto Rican
regiment of troops must be appropriat
ed for by Congress. I earnestly hope"
that this body will be kept perma
nent. There should certainly be
trcops in the island., and it is wise that
these troops should be themselves na
tive Porto Ricans. It would be from
every standpoirt a mistake not to
perpetuate this regiment. /
In traversing the island even the
most cursory survey leaves the be
holder struck with .the evident rapid
growth in the culture cf both sugar
ane and tobacco. The fruit industry
is also growing. Last year was the
most propercus year that the island
has ever known before or since Amer
ican occupation. The total of exports
and imports cf the island was forty
five million dollars as against eighteen
in 1901. This is the largest in the
island's history. Prior to the Amer
ican occupation the greatest trade for
|iny one year was that of 1,896, when
it reached nearly three milion dol
lars. Last year, therefore, there was
double the trade that there was in
the most properous year under the
Spanish regime. There were 210,273
tons cf sugar exported last year, of
the value of $14,186,319; *3,555.163 of
tobacco, and 28,290,322 rounds of cof
fee r.f the value of TT«f~.
tunately, who used to be Porto Rica's
About 5000 Men
Works Walked
Sshenectady, N. Y., Dec. 11. —About
5,000 men walked out of the General
Electric Works this morning and now
are holding a mass meeting.
The 2,500 members of the Industrial
Workers employed in the General Elec
tric Works walked out in a body. There
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f ! prime cup—coffee—has not shared this
: prosperity. It has never recovered
: from the disaster of a hurricane, and
moreover, the benefit of throwing open
> j our market to it has not compensated
* for the loss inflicted by the closing of
» markets to it abroad. I call y/6ur at
tention to the accompanying memo
rial on this subject, of the Board of
Trade of San Juan, and I earnestly
hope that some measure will be taken
for the benefit of the excellent and
[ high grade Porto Rican coffee.
In addition to delegations from the
' Board of Trade and Chamber of Com
! merce of San Juan, I also received del
egations from the Porto Rican Feder
ation of Labor, and trom the Coffee
Growers' Association.
There is a matter to which I wish
to call your special attention, and that
is the desirability of conferring full
American citizenship upon the people
of Porto Rico. I most earnestly hope
that this will be done. I cannot see
how any harm can possible result from
it, and it seems to me a matter of j
right and justice to the people of Por
to Rico. They are loyal, they are glad I
to be under our flag, they are making
rapid progress along the path of or
derly liberty: Surely we should sh-iw
our appreciation cf them. our pride
in what they l\ave doae, and our pleas
ure in extending recognition for what
has thus been dene, by granting them
full American citizenship.
Under the wise administration oi'
the present governor and council
marked progress has been made in
the difficult matter of granting the
people of the island the largest meas
ure of nment that can with
safety be given at the present time
It would have been a very serious mis
take to have gone any faster than we
have already gone in this direction
The Porto Ricans have complete and
absolute autonomy m all their ma
nicipal governments, the only powei
over them possessed by the insalai
government being that • of removing
corrupt or incompetent municipal oi
ficials. This power has never been e::
, ercised save on the clearest proof o.
' corruption or of incompetency—«such
as jeopardize the interests of the peo
pie of the island; and under such cir
' cumstances it has been fearlessly us
ed to the immense benefit of the peo
pie. It is not a power with which it
j would be safe, for the sake of the is
land itself, to dispense at present. Tne
! lower house is absolutely elective,
while the upper house is appointive
This scheme is working well; no injus
tice cf any kind results from it, and
great benefit to the island, and it
' should certainly not be changed at this
time. The machinery of the elections
is administered entirely by the Porto
Rican people themselves, the governor
and council keeping only such super
vision as it is necessary in order to
insure an orderly election. Any pro
i test as to electoral frauds is settled in
the courts. Here again it would not
be safe tc make any change in the
present system. The elections this
■ year. were absolutely orderly, unac
; companied by any disturbance; and no
protest has been made against the
management of the elections, althc
three contests are threatened where
the majorities were very small and
error was claimed; the contests, oi
course, to be settled in the courts.
In short, the governor and council
are cooperating with all of the most
enlightened and most patriotic of the
people of Porto Rico in educating the
citizens of the island in the princi
ples of orderly liberty. They are pro
viding a government based upon each
citizen's self-respect, and the natural
respect of all citizens; that is, based
upon a rigid observance of the princi
ples of justice and honesty. It has not
been easy to instill into the minds of
people unaccustomed to the exercise
cf freedom, the two basic principles oi
our American system; the principal
that the majority must rule, and the
principle tht the minority has rights
which must not be regarded or tram
pled upon. Yet real progress has besn
1 made in having these principles ac
' cepted as elementary, as the founda
liens of successful self-government.
I transmit herewith the report oi
" the governor of Porto Rico, sent tc
the President thru the Secretary oi
r State.
; All the insular, governments should
[ be placed in one bureau, either in
. the Department of War or the Depart
. ment of State. It is a mistake not
. so to arrange cur handling of these
t islands at Washington as to be able
3 to take advantage of the experience
. gained in one, when dealing with the
r prcblems that from time to time arise
x in another.
In conclusion let me express my ad
3 miration for the work done by Con
1 gress when it enacted the law undei
3 which the island is now being admin
} 'stered. After seeing the island per
f sonally, and after five years' experi
fence in connection with its adminis
traticn, it is hut fair to those who de
vised this law to say that it would be
a well-nigh impossible to. have devised
Birdsonq Jury Hung.
Hazelhurst, Miss., December 11.—
The jury in the Birdsong case after
17 hours asked the judge to discharge
them as they could not agree, but
they were sent back for further con
mssaMML
IN THE NECK—Where the Blir.d Tigers Get it in Charlotte.
The BondJVhich for One Thousand
Years Has Bound
7 he State was
any other which in the actual work
• ug woviid have accomplished better re
sults.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
the White House, Dec. 11, 1906.
She Ate Chamelions
And Died as Result
Omaha, Dec. 11. —As the result of
swallowing a live chamelion as an
advertisement Louise Douglas, form
erly a comic opera actress, died.
An hour before death two live
chamelions crawled from the wo
man's mouth.
Physicians say ner body was ally;,
•vith the little reptiles.
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EX-QOVERNOR DEAD.
Former South Carolina Governor Di
From Asphyxiation.
Winthrop, Mass., December 11. —
Former Governor Franklin J. Moses
of South Carolina was found dead in
his bed at his lodging house at Win
throp Beach to-day.
Death was caused 7jy asphyxiation.
When the room was broken into the
gas was found escaping from a small
stove used to heat the place.
Mr. Moses was 60 years of age and
had resided in Winthrop several years.
Mr. Moses has a varied career and
although once wealthy it is said he
died in comparative poverty.
IS SHAH OF PERSIA DEAD.
Rumor Has it Shah is Dead —Other
Reports Conflicting.
London, Dec. 11. —No news was re
ceived today tending to confirm the
report that the Shah of Persia was
dead.
Condition Hopeless.
Constantinople, Dec. 11. —An offi
cial dispatch from Theran, dated yes
terday, says the German specialist
rttending the Shah pronounces his
condition as hopeless, adding he
cannot survive many weeks.
Marketing American Tea.
Charleston, S. C., December 11. —
The marketing was begun to-day of
the first crop of American tea ever
grown on P. commercial scale.
Twelve thousand pounds were raised
on the i>l?ni?tion in Colleton county.
For severa 1 ye?rs tea has been mar
keted from Pinehurst, the government
experimerte 1 garden at Summerville,
hut tte product marketed today fs the
first purely commercial venture.
The output next year promises to be
very large.
Opinion or. Tobacco Pooling
Owensboro, Ky., December 11.—
Judge Birkhead holds that the tobac
co grower who pools his crop with the
American Society of Equity, has no
right to sell his tobacco except with
the consent of that society.
Men Entombed
Since
Messages Received From
Place . Where Miners
Were Entombed Friday
Says Signals From Min
ers Have Been Received
; Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 11. —A mes
> sage from Bakersfield, where six min
ers were entombed last Friday, says
signals have been received indicating
positively that the men are alive.
An old miner, C. E. Moore, states
, positively that the signals of the min
' ers code, which were transferred over
the steel rails of the tramway leading
" down a shaft, were exchanged between
the helpless miners and the party of
rescuers are working from the top.
Saving the lives of the unfortunates,
* if not dead already, is looked upon as
i next to impossible,
t Moore believes the entombed men
- have broken one of the water pipes
Piua nm *ll vo
HICKORY, N. 0.. THURSDAY DECEMBER 13, 1906,
Great Struggle Which Be
gan in 1880 With Ban
ishment of Jesuits End
ed To-day. A Pivotal
Day in History France.
Begin n i ng To-morrow
Public Catholic Wor
ship will Practically Be
come Illegal. May SL
bandon Church.
Paris, France, December 11. —This j
is an historic day for France. The
struggle which began in 1880 with the j
banishment of the Jesuits enderl to-:
day with the legal rupture of the bond j
which for practically one thousand j
uninterrupted years bound the United
Church and the State.
By refusing to make the required
declaration under the law of 1881, the
public Catholic Church Worship, ex
cept by Schismatic organizations, to
morrow becomes illegal.
The scenes at some of the churches
was extremely touching. Not in years
had there been such attendance a;
mass.
The official clergy read the regular
offices as usual, without referring to
the illegal "tatus of to-morroy.
Many wc:neu emerged from the ca
thedrals w-th eyes streaming with
tears.
On the eve o* the coming struggle
it ?'s bccoir'ng apparent that both the
gove-'nirent offic.als and the higher
ecclesiastics ?re resisting the advice
of the irtemierate.
The m r.-ster of Public Worship an
nources the government "cannot be
driven Jrlo the trap of closing the
churches.*'
Caidrial Richard archbishop of Pa
ris. has strongly censured the placard
ing appeals to the clericals to make
violent resistance.
".No violence," says the cardinal,
"but passive resistance to the unjust
law, after exhausting all protests at
every step."
This is the disposition so far as the
higher ecclesiastics are concerned;
but their followers evidently have no
intention to submit and are preparing
to assume the role of martyrs, aban
don the churches and organize private
worship.
Police to Guard the Churches.
Cardinal Richard and many of thf>
bishops already have begun the re
! moval of private effects from the
1 episcopal mansions and the clergy
are preparing to leave their rectories.
The governmdht continues to pre
sent a calm front.
Receivers have been appointed t
assume charge of the sequestered prop
erty and three policemen will be sta
f i tioned to-morrow at the doors of ear"
[ of the churches to report any viola
| tions of the laws.
But as such violations can only be
I tried in the police courts, and the pen
- alties light, sterner measures ma
' necessary and the government pro"
ably accept a bill introduced in the
' Chamber of Deputies yesterday, pro
viding that all buildings occupied bv
" ecclesiastics shall definitely escheat
j to the State, and the suspensions of
1 the clergy who do not conform with
- the laws, and to summon all priests
- of military age to serve their time in
3 the army with other Frenchmen lia
l ble to military duty.
Liquidate Public Property. ,
s After the meeting of the cabinet
ministers is announced to the premier
r parliament will be asked to suppress
I pensions to the clergy, liquidate the
l public property of the Catholics,
f It is also stated that the government
has decided to expel from France Mgr.
i, Montagnini, secretary to the papal
9 nuiiciature.
Certificates Required,
l The Minister of War ordered the
s recruiting officers to recuire the ec-
AND PRESS
I cates to-morrow. This afreets 5,500
I students.
Manager Montagnini, secretary to
the papal nunciature was arrested this
afternoon, upon an order expelling him
from France, file will be conducted
to the frontier to-night,
i His residence was searched.
Rome, Italy, December 11. —The
j Chamber of Deputies, adopted a reso-
I lution extending congratulations to 1
I France on her anti-clerical policy.
DUNCAN RAY APPOINTED
By Gov,. Heyward to Fill Unexpired
Term of Attorney General Youmans
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 11. —Governor
Heyward today anounced that he
j appoint Mr. DuiTPurr C. Ray of
) Columbia .to be attorney general to
, till the unexpired term of Attorney/
: General Leßoy Youmans who died
i last week.
! Mr. Ray has been Assistant to Mr.
I Youmans. Mr. Fraser Lyon who has
; been elected attorney general for the
! term beginning next month was offer-,
:ed the position for the unexpired
terra but declined to accept as he is
not ready to take up the duties of
the office.
CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT. •
Effort to Get Bill Out of The Hous
Committe on Foreign Affairs Will
Spare no Labor.
Washington, D. C., December 11. —
Preparations are being made for an
other attempt to get a bill, modifying
the Chinese exclusion act, out of the
House committee on foreign affairs.
The California representatives ex
press a determination to spare
fort to prevent a favorable considera
tion. _
Script Dividend of 25 Per. Cent.
Richmond, Va.. December 11. —The
stockholders of the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac have declared
a script dividend of 25 per cent
A resolution that the road be operat
ed in ' the interest of Virginia was
adopted.
Mr. W. H. White, of Norfolk. Va.,
was elected president, and G. W. Stev
ens, Henry Walter and W. W. Finley
directors.
J .
Carolina Postmasters.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 11. —The
President sent the following nomina
tions to the Senate:
Register of the land office at Gaines
ville, Fie., Henry S. Chubb; receiver of
public moneys at Gainesville, Fla.,
Shields Werren.
Postmasters: For Mississippi, Em
ma Harris at McHenry. For North
Carolina, W. A. Mace, at Beaufort. For
South Carolina, C. E. Smith, at Mul
lins. For Virginia, Annie G. Davenport,
at Gordonsville.
London, Dec. 11. —Oxford defeated
Cambridge 12 to 8 in the annual
Rugby football at the Queen's Club.
Twelve Day
Race is On
No Change Made During
Night in Number of
Teams Contesting in Six
Day Bicycle Race. |
Created Excitement.
New York, Dec. 11. —There was no
change during the night in the number
of teams contesting, or in their' posi
tions in the bicycle races now in pro-i
gress at Madison Square Garden.
Walthour caused most of the excite
i ment during the night when he made
one desperate attempt to retrieve the
lap he lost.
The other riders hung to him and
he was compelled for a time to de
sist. »
At one o'clocmthe twelve leading
teams had covered 724 miles. Wal
> thour and Bedell were still one lap be
hind the leaders and 30 miles behind
■ ithft r».nrd, -
Local Cotton
Men Very Blue
The Government Estim
ate of a 12,543,000
Crop Creates Constern
ation, Sending Futures
Down 40 Points.
Washington ; D. C., December 11. —
The crop reporting beard of the Bu
reau of Statistics of the Department cf
Agriculture, from reports of corres
pondents and agents of the bureau in
conjunction with the recent reports
by the Census Bureau of quantity
of cotton ginned, estimates the total
production of cotton in Mie United
States for the year of i.906-07 will
amount to 6~001,726,000 pounds (net
including linters) equivalent to 12,-
546,000 bales of 500 pounds gross
weight.
The estimated production in 500-tb j
bales, by State 3, is as follows:
Virginia, -13,000; North Carolina,!
537,000; South Carolina, 875,000; !
Georgia, 1,578,000; Florida, 54,000;
Alabama. 1,252,000; Mississippi 1,484,-
000; Louisiana, 930,000; Texas, 3,944,-'
000; Arkansas, 791,000; Tennessee,
260,000; Missouri, 43,000; Oklahoma,
380,000; Indian Territory, 405,000.
Charlotte News, Dec. 11.
The government estimate of a 12,-'
543,000 cotton crop which was issued
this afternoon knocked the bottom out
of the price of the staple, in the camp 1
of the cotton kings, sent futures down '
40 ;points lower than was expected
and affected the local market to the
extend of at least 70 points, the mar
ket closing yesterday afternoon at
10.10, but dropping to 9.40 this after
noon.
The report is not so bearish in the
sense that it is out of line with the!
ginners' reports which have been is-l
sued from time to time, but rather byj
its influence on futures. The govern
' ment estimated last year a million
' bales too much, and a large majority |
of the buyers here believe that it
has ranged too high this time by a fig
ure approximately as large. The cot- j
ton buyers were gathered this after-)
noon on the wharf in little groips dh-j
cussing with marked animation the |
disastrous stroke to the speculators
"It's all idiotic tommyrot," declared j
a member oi-a prominent firm, "this
; thing of estimating a cotton crop. How
many farmers in this county have any j
adequate idea as to the relative pro
portion of production per acre? The
government bases its estimates =?ole
ly upon the reports sent it by tie
farmers. It is all a piece of ;le
work and nobody knows whether it's
anything like coreet or not. ! ex
pect it wil take the market a week
to recover from the slump which the;
figure has caused. It will at least be .
fluctuating for several days."
Mr. Joe Barrett, a prominent buyer i
of Matthews, and a member of the !
firm of Heath, Barrett and Grier when
approached for his opinion on the
estimate was quick in replying:
"Looks like a bomb thrown in the
fire. The government must be getting
all its reports from Texas. We have |
been sending no such estimates as '
would substantiate the figure sent out!
today. I don't believe it will affect
the market seriously. A few days
may be required for it to recover, j
but so far as any prolonged slump!
is concerned, the market shouldn't
be influenced to that extent."
Mr. R. O. Alexander believes that;
the estimate is too high, but not more
than ihe world needs and not too much
to bring the price down below ten
cents." The figure is far beyond what
Charlotte expected, he said, but if
true, is not more than can be con
sumed at a paying figure both to the
farmers and to the mills. The mar
ket will not be affected except tempo
rarily. It will come back to its nor-:
mal state."
These opinions gathered hurriedly
• from some of the prominent buyers
are representative of the prevailing
; idea among the local cotton men. It
is the concensus of opinion that if
the farmers will hold the staple from;
the market the price will come back
' to its sane state very shortly. }i. how
ever, they continue to market the;
product, there are strong reasons toi
believe that several- days will be re- j
' quired for the recovery of a normal
price.
Local buyers say it is all caused by
the speculators, and even a 12,543,-
000 crop should not send futures down
so abnormally low, and not a few are
holding out to their own estimates
made several days ago, the majori
ty of which fall short of the govern-'
ment estimate by something like a
million bales.
Washington, D v (J., December 11. —
Senator Burrows, chariman of the
committee on privileges and elections
■ has called in the Senate the resolution
declaring Senator Smoot not entitled
to his seat from Utah, and addressed
the Senate.
.His impeachment is based entirely
| on the connection of Smoot with the
j governing body of the church.
1
Hundreds of Working People
Precipitated
M TWELVE MEN DROWNED.
1 Steamer Sunk and All «f Crew Were
y Lost.
' Christiansand, Norway, .Dec. 11. —
. The steam trawler Forsoget sunk in
I a storm and all of the crew of *l2
num.
' « fIK3" )Ca PRiiXTINi
AUI KINT.S AT THI OFFICE
FOREST CITY PLACE
mmm
Progression the Watchward
in That Thriving Place.
The Great Developments
of the Last 20 Years. Want
Cv~-ity Court House.
Forest City, N. C., Dec. 11. —"Pro-
gression" is the watchword of our city.
Like Charlotte, our people are ever
looking forward, making every effort
possible to build up and improve the
town. *
The new hotel being built by Dr. T.
C. Mcßrayer is being rapidly
pushed to completion and it will not
be many days before it will be ready
for the inside furnishings and the
guests.
Mr. H. L. Hyder has just completed
' the electric wiring in his grocery store,
preparatory for lighting up his business
house with electricity. He has every
thing ready except the dynamo, which
:i3 expected to arrive every day. He
is now negotiating with other business
firms for lighting up their stores irom
his electric plant. If every other busi
ness man in our town had the progres
■ sive business spirit about him which
Mr. Hyder possesses it would be only
a question of a very short time when
our neighbor towns would be astonish
ed at our rapid growth and develop
ment.
Forest City is not a mere crook in
the road, but a live, active, progress
ive and growing town. To give some
idea of the business done here, we have
only to refer to the freight receipts at
the Southern depot at this place, which
were nearly $5,000 the last month, and
the S. A. L. road handled nearly as
much freight as the Southern, and
when once tne South and Western taps
the S. A. L. at Bostic there is no doubt
j but the S. A. L. will take the lead.
The Surveyors are now locating the
line of the South and Western south of
Bostic, on towards Gaffney. This will
give us three reads and an outlet in ev
i ery direction, east, west, north and
j oath. We will indeed be highly favor-
I ed, so far as railroad facilities are con
cerned. x
We have the tini Der, tne water pow
j er, the soil, the climate, and all we
need is the capital to develop our nat
ural resources" to make this (Ruther
iford) county the banner industrial
| county of the State.
i - Twenty years ago there was not a
it ot of railroad, nor telegraph line, nor
telephone line, nor one loom or spin
- and but few saw mills in the coun
i. . Today we have more than 60 miles
of railroad and telegraph lines in the
j county, five cotton, mills, using over
>2OO bales of cotton per day, manufac
! Turing the raw material into products
j which are shipped to nearly every civi-
S lized nation on the globe; we have
hundreds of saw mills, cutting mil
lions of feet of lumber every month;
we have Sash, door arid blind factories,
cotton gins, roller mills fend some 12
or 15 daily-trains passing through the
fcounty every day to move not only the
travelling public but the immense pro-
I ducts of our industries and farms. Won
derful has been the growth of our coun
|ty during the" past "twenty years." The
'phone system which has united the
country as one, large family of people
has not confined itself Eo-oiir. borders
, but it is a daily occurrence for our peo
ple to "Coriverse, with Qharlotte, Balti
more, Richmond, Philadelphia and. At
lanta; indeed, with'.'all i the outside
world over the long distance.'phone.
If Charlotte will stand stili for'twenty
years we will compare recouds and con
test for the material progress
and development. - » k
"Watch us-grow!"-
We need only the court house and
the jail" moved te • this-place'and our
success.is guaranteed.. Several times
| the-removal of the-county- site - has
been agitated in this. county,, but
through ways that are -dark and tricks
that were mean our. efforts to get'the
question submitted _to the "people were
thwarted .in the past, but thetimp has
come-when the'demand' v/ill be made
and the question-will be decided by the
people d£.-the i -'coirtity, whether" or not
the county, site will be moved from
Ruthetfordtcm to fcity." A move
! ment js .now on foot to end and
i those &t the b&tfk ol it"will see that no
deceptive frauds wlil again be practic
ed and the "Wishes" of 'the majority of
th© people thwarted. -We ai£ going to
have the Removal "question settled by
| the people or - the "eounty next year.
; The vast majority of the people of the
county wait the county jsite -removed
I to "Forest dity, and it is only necssshry
I to-give them ,a chance to "vote on it
j and- if will be done.
Forest City is the proper place for it,
|as it is possible for the people of the
county to get .into and out/Qf the town
at all seasons of the year, regardless
of tije condition of th 6 roads.
Cotton Drops 27 .Points!
New York City, December 11.—Jan
uary cotton dropped from- 9.80 te 9.59
upon the announcement of the' De
partment of Agriculture's estimate
crop o£ i 2,546,000 bales.
i St. Petersburg, Dec.'ll.—lce on the
Neva broke while several hundred
working people were feturning to their
homes atfross the river.
Many of them were precipitated in
to the water and wild rumors of great
loss of life were circulated, but, ac-