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SUNK IN COLLISION StaNUfct Wrecked By • Saflif Vessel. TWEKTT KOfU UE KILLED It Ik* Waters wf * Hava Re COUUlOB mom In*. be WaDa Walla aad ~j Halted Is at tha ataamahlp aad tha _ lost at at least M Urea Tha Wtna Wall*. owaed by tha Pacific I Company, tailed from January 1, for Pacet ■be carried M flrstrdass , fit aecond-cUae aad a crow at m man. Whaa of Capa Maadoclao. am tha California coast, at 4:M o’clock. Thursday atom la*, pa iroa hark, be llavad ta be Preach, loomed ap la tha haaa aad craabad iato tha WaUa Wal lah haw. Than tha anniag Ttaael slid mrn late the darkness aad waa aeeo no ■am All tha paaaangara aad crew of *ha WaUa Walla, except tha few oa watch, ware asleep, bat ware aroused hy tha crash, tha steerage quarters > la tha bowaad It isbeUeved that craabad to death. A big hole < bo tha steamer's bow aad sha la fig mlaataa Tha Mflcan aad araw malatalaod strict dlselpltae aad hoate and Ufa rafts ware lowered. All who wara not killed ta the col Maatea gat oa tha hoot except Cap tala Hah. Ha waa picked ap later un tejarod. A choppy sea was remains aad tha small boats could sot make a lanJ la« am tha ahors, a tew miles distance. shoot an day. aad ftaal w«ro picked ap by tha which took theca to under commend muidutxg mvwn, uu WHlinil U liwua attempted to land at Trinidad John Wllklnuon. Martial, treman; , and three un drowned. Thom in the boat who were eared were 3n ginger Brown. Fireman McClellan. Ooal-Pamar Wa. Bhlnn; Sailor O'IjSS <7, Chief Cook Marshall and Passen gern Wa. H. smith and Wm. Moocw hiwim. Whan the Dispatch reached Eu reka tMs moraine with the survivors, tegs were immediately sent out for miming boats. The tag Ranger picked op earn containing U passengers and three of the crew. The Welle Walla was valoed at about 1250,00*. She erne formerly used an n collier and about tea years ago wee converted Into a passenger vessel at n coat of 217b,MO. The vessel was tnsured tor abut $200,000. George Rc'.ae of Ben Francisco, a member of tbe «rww, gave the follow lag account of the disaster: “It waa 4:1* when the French vessel hit the Waits Walla in the bow. All ware estrep. The weather was dear, the am wm roll lag. high. All ware peak enriches. The passengers rushed out of their state rooms and tbe deck waa crowded. Captala Bell went down ln<T|r*'he steerage and found a family •darn^L tautened ,'n a room by ,^‘;e Ivq “the shock jamming the door. Two bays were planned beneath fallen timbers. The girls were released and the family assisted out of thrir berths. Tbe captain mid tbe reasel would rink and all hurriedly prepared to leave Ufa boats sad rafts were lowered; Ufa preservers were put oa end pawen mra lowered to the bests. The collision happened at 4:14 and the vessel did not sink until 4:45, giving tbe crew and paaaeurwrs 25 minutes to leave the etesmsr. Slrty-thrm were lowered Into the Hfe-mvlng boats then being ■Dad. Panic reigned among the re am! nlag passengers: women screamed end men and boys hurriedly jumped overboard. Severe] did not leave until tbe reasel began to aiak. The officer* were cool and collected, doing every thing possible to save the passengers. No one kaowa exactly how and when the collision occurred, excepting the meoad officer and be la miming im mediately after the collision, the Frmrh reeael withdrew and appar ently made ao effort to render assist Par1r«**s Man Located. Elisabeth Cttjr. M. C.. SpeelaL—A m Mtar was a lost hart that the mas who eras met by Mr. Parker between the Gropsty residence and Elisabeth CRy, haa ban located. Mr. Parker *11 on Ms way home from Mr. Plate her’s, abort ♦ mITca from toera. aad la paw* la* the Cropeey raeldeaee. about 11 aaw a saaa aad woman ataodla« at the ribl. ample aad Mr. Parker eonld wot any definitely who they were, bat afterwards he met another mao, whom Tbt romroltt## ftllOt iitfl ham beta trrlac to locate thla party, aa ha aboaM be abta to throw aoM Hgfid an the trade death of Maths Crop JIST1CS. A Rspect at Oreet Value to tka Pee* pie et the State. Agricultural ctatlatlca will form eae of the moat luterestlag faeturee ef the forthcoming annual report of the Commissioner of Labor amt Printing. Mr. H. B. Varner. Advance sheets, prepared fay Chief Clerk W. B raison, give a greet deal of in teresting Information relating to the The Mlowlag average tables are oornpiled tram blanks tiled out by representative fans*re from every scanty In the State. The'farmers al ways respond promptly. In this chap ter la also published letters showing the seeds end condition of farm la bor. The returns were received during the period from Jose U to Octobsr L 1901. which explains the difference la the selling price of cotton and oth er products shown la table No. 5. Table No. l shows an increase of U 1-9 per cent la veins of lead la twenty-one counties. Seventy-six counties report no change. Bighty two counties report fertility of land maintained, and Of teen report ter tidty not maintained. Forty-seven counties report tendency to have smaller farms, alas larger and twen ty-ooe no change. Table No. 9 shows that the mode of living m ninety counties la Improved. Sixty-three counties report the coat of living la creased. Ninety-six counties report negro labor unreliable, and one reports no negro labor. Thirty nine counties report employment regular. •war. V nuvnp vuv uifnwi vagus of men fit.SI, and tba lowest ft.SS. Tba highest wages of women Is ¥*-TS. and the lowest |l.ll. The wages of children Is $S4*. Forty-sis conn tlso report an Increase In wages and ■fty-ooa report no change. These figures show aa average Increase cf nearly SO per cent over 1P00. Table No. 4 shows that sixty seven counties prodoce cotton at ar cost of fSf4fi par' 500-pound bale. Blghty-elx counties produce wheat at a coat at (1 cents per bushel. Ninety-six conn ties prodoce corn at a cost of 41 cents per bnsheL Ninety-four counties pro dues oats at a coat of 11 cents per bnsheL Fifty-four counties produce to dues tobacco at a cost of $6.49 par 100 pounds Table No. 6 shows the market price of cotton S cents per pound, wbeat SO cents per bushel, corn 71 cents per bushel, oats 43 cents per bushel, to bacco 33.30 per hundred. These prices make the profit on products $340 per halo for cotton, 19c. per bushel for wheat, ?9 cents per bushel tor corn. 11 cents per bushel for oats, and $1.81 per hundred for tobacco. Table No. « Indicates that the edn cations! condition is good la three counties, fair In forty-one, poor la fifty-three. The moral condition is good la twenty-one counties, fair in seventy-three, and poor in three. The financial condition la good la one, fair la forty-three, end poor in fifty three. The question, "Do you favor a compulsory school law?" was An swered by <3 per cent. “Tea," and by per cent. "No." Increased Valuations. The Corporation Commission has prepared a statement ahowlng the In creased assessment to be $30.81484. The increase In real and personal property la placed at $21,623,438, which la la accordance with the official flu ores from the State Auditor's office pabHshed In the News and Observer Christmas day. The figures of the Corporation Commission are based on complete re turns from n counties, and estimated figures based on partial returns from five counties. Only one county la not Included. The News and Observer't figures from $0 counties showed that the Increase In real and personal prop arty over last year la $20,181,078. The Corporation Commission"* figures from M counties show an Increase of $21,632,438. The toal valuations from nil source* are 8333.426283 as compared with $208,087,359 last year and $287,331 2SS ta 1888. Thl* elves aad Increase of 530. 328434. One of the largest sonrets ot the increase, aside from the real atT. personal property la the corporate ex cess tax. which I* «,867.000. This la the tax the corporations pay on capi tal stock. The Department of Insurance makes n sood showing, the increase In the amount of revenue peld nets the treas ury last year by that department, be ing $84,471.48. The Increase la tax returns la 4stall are as follows: Real estate ...$17$.7$8JM 81M.44448S Personal prop. 1$74$4.*4$ 83404.413 Cor. artissn .. 4447,000 . Prop. Cor. Com 41,148.784 48410.047 B. aad U As.. 444.181 $37.** Totals.83t8.4H.683 $308,887489 The gross Income for 1881 are $1, 888481. yielding n revenue of $18,180 which In aa taeroaae of 813438.70 over the amount of revenue received la 1888. The gross Interns 8or *688 were •818418. yielding a revenue of 83444. $1 The lacrosse la reeeaae egaale a valuation of 88488.48$. The shove statement Is eompiled from reports of Register of Deeds ot the various counties of the rise tad persons! property, and that part rotate la# te banks aad corporations tg from the^eertifiestas of the auditor ef the 1 President te Be IwvttedL Washington, gpeelnl.—Rev. L Osrtend Pen. of Atlanta, who had eharge ot the negro exhibit at the Atlanta Hx poeitioo. called sees Preeideat Rouse veil aad arranged far the napes ef delegates ea fiatnrday, Jaanary It, why are te lavit* him te a Tenag Negro**' ChrUt'ea ' engross, la Adnata. next which |g te ccatoler the amrai BRYAN ON BOERS. likes i Viftfots Speech Fivoriaf Their ladepeadeace CLAD OFWIAT WAK COST ENGLAND Four Thousand People Preseat end Heartily applaud the 5eatlmeats of the Speaker. Cleveland, 8pedal.—Four thousand people attended a pro-Boer meeting In Gray'* Armory Sunday afternoon. There waa enthualaatlc applause for every expreesioa of sympathy and en couragement for the struggling Boers. An unexpected event In the meeting waa the appearance of Hoa. Wm. J. Bryan, who la In this city aa the guest of Mayor Johnson. When the commit tee la charge of the meeting learned that the Democratic leader waa In the city an Invitation waa esnt to him and the mayor to attend and address the gathering. Both gentlemen accepted, and when, towards the clone of other speeches, Mr. Bryan and Mr. Johnson entered the hall, the whole audience rose ea maaao and repeatedly shouted "Bryan 1" and '‘Johnson!" and greeted them with hurrah and hand-dapping. The audience waa composed mostly of msn, although a number of women was present. The tri-color of the Boer republic eras a prominent feature of the armory's decorations and little streamer* were tied la the button holes of many of the men. Upon ths stage were several native Boers who had been In some of the early coolUcta of their countrymen against the English soldiers. They were driven, from their country, and are now residents of this city. The meeting oootlnned for four i hour*, the principal address being by | Hoa. John J. Lents Rev. August Frans, a local Reformed Lutheran clergyman, also spoke. When ths for mal speeches of the afternoon were concluded Messrs. Bryan and Johnson were called upon to address ths vast audience. Mr. Bryan spoke for about five mlnntes, during which time he said: I “““ was* vw . laucu watt uo [ the star of our destiny. If the tlms ever comes when struggling freemen feel that they cannot look upon the people of these States for sympathy.*' Mr. Bryan said that he was In en tire sympathy with Ule intent of the meeting, eulogised the fighting South African farmers and urged them to continue the struggle. He said that hs was glad the war had cost England so dearly, and that the disastrous cost In money and life would be s much 1 needed lesson for the English govern ment. because It would teach, and has already taught a lesson that will not be soon forgotten. Mr. Bryan said that be considered It n compliment that the Boers looked to the United States for aid and sym pathy In their struggle, and that he considered It a disgrace that no offi cial expression of sympathy had yet | been made by thla government. Mrt Bryan'believed that English people are opposed to the continuance of the war because they, too, are suffering because of the unhappy conflict and are the ones that must bear the bur den of the cost. nsjur jvaoivu uiicu; »«uu said that he waa In fall sympathy with the Intent of the meeting. A reso lution of great length eras proposed and will be' sent to the President of tho United States. It calls the Presi dent's attention to the continuance of tht war for the peat two years and states that It haa been characterised on the .part of the British as a con flict of savagery by the confiscation or destruction of properly of Inhabi tants and noa-oomhatanta lying with in the cone of war. Attention la called to the denuncia tion by President McKinley of the system of concentration camps. A question from the Machatter, (England) Guardian, of September 4, 1941, la made, which states that a de gree of aafferlag and death exists in these camps without a parallel In his tory. In conclusion, the President la asked to enforce the treaty of Wash ington. May 8, 1871, denying to vessels operating under British authority op portunity for tba sura mentation of supplies of war from tha United States. President Roosevelt Is asksd to can tinas the efforts of his prsdecessor to bring to SB and ths horrors of coccon tsatloo camps and warfare which by Its "unexampled ferocity and enormous cost of Ilfs and treasure, baa astound ed ths civilised world.”, ’ Taxes Autl-Trwst Law. Austin. Tex., Spodsl.—Antitrust pa pers today filed against ths John H. Kirby Lumber company for 1846.004 worth of penalties eharglag that said eempany waa operating la violation of the Texas anti-trust law. floms weeks ago the salt was filed but was dismissed open the statement that tha company had not acquired the com pea las that it was ehargad wtth ^bay lag np. Mow. however. It Is claimed that ths eonsolldatloa has been mad* sad that tha salt la rafilad. Sells wura also filed against tha Nattoaal Cotton Oil company, ths Taylor Oil company and tba Southern Oil company for 9878.904 damn*** for violating tha Tex as anti-trust law. Tbq Ubsrty Be* Philadelphia. Pa., fipedal —The Ma teria Liberty ball whisk la to be plaeefi oa exhibition at ths Charleston expo sition was taken Aram Independence kail at 8 o'Stock Saturday afternoon is tha Pennsylvania railroad station, where tt will mala under guard aatll Monday motslsg when ft wfll start fa da aoothsru Journey. Tha bell w»v se as* pea led ta tha station by a military escort, a ssmmlttss at aoaamia sad heads at ths Tartans sky departments. THE TREASURY'S STRENGTH. The Qoveraaient Bagla* the Year With Abundant Cash. Washington, Special.—"The TreaS cry la in • condition or unexampled itrength," said Secretary Oage, a hen asked to briefly review tha Treasury situation at tha eloaa of tha year. “Only a month ago, in my annual te port to Congress, I reviewed those con ditions. The figures (or the last month have made but iitUa change. For tha calendar year ere show receipts la ex cess of tha ordinary expenditures amounting roundly to >100,000,000. Such au axceaaa might have resulted In serious embarrassment had not the Department been able, by means of this surplus to redoes the public debt In large amounts Since April 1 last the Treasury has redeemed Ynd cancel led United States bonds to the par vei ns of >38,714,700, whlcb have been ap plied to the sinking fund and tha dis bursement resulting therefrom was till.218.G45. The available cash on hand la therefore, about >30,030.00) larger than the amount a year ago. “Comparing the situation as It D to day with April 1st, 1897, the result la moat gratifying. On the letter day tbe Treaaury held money of all kinds to tbe amennt of $200,973,000, including $100,040,0)0 as a gold ruervs, leaving therefore $150,000,000 as a cash balance Today in money of all kinds the Treas ury holds $296,659,000, and If we dedu.t tha $150,000,000 now held as a gold re serve the balance stands at $146,000 000 or $4,000,000 leu than It was April 1, 15*7. It will be seen, therefore, that substantial equilibrium has been main tained. “There haa been a very materiel In crease In the money In circulation since March 1, 1897. as well as in the amount per capita. The volume of money on that date, outside the Treasury, was $1,675,694,953. and the amount per capi ta was $23.14. On the 1st of Decemb-r last tbe amount uf money outside the Treasury was $2,250,256,230, and the amount per capita waa $86.73. The in crease In amount, therefore, was $571. 541.277, and the Increase per capita was $6A9.” Another B A L. Failure. Roanoke. V*., Special.—At the Jilt of W. W. Sejrnn. of Huntington. W. Va., the Iron Belt Bonding anS Loan Aaeoclation has been placed In the hands of receivers by a decree entered by Judge Slmonton. United Statea cir cuit Judge. The bill was filed on De cember 27th In. the United Statea Court at Lynchburg, and the decree waa en tered by Judge Slmonton. sitting In chamben at Charleston, S. C.. on the 28th, appointing E. B. Jacobs and James R. Terry receiver* The passing of the January dividend on Its tall paid stock, because of recent West Vir ginia decisions, la the chief ground upon which the suit is based. The asso ciation holds extensive properties in several Southern States and Is one of the largest coii>oratlons of Its kind in the South. Messrs Jacobs and Tarry, the receivers, reside at Roanoke. Schley to Melee a Tour. Washington, D. C.. Special.—Admi ral Schley left here Tuesday afternoon for Baltimore to pay a long-deferred vlalt to his slater. He will return on Thursday to act as honorary pall m —, at the funeral of the late Hear Admiral Roe. On January 8, Admiral Schley wilt go to Savannah. Os., for a tan day's visit to Qenaral William W. Gordon. On the 26th. 26th and 27th of January he will be the guest of tbe Hamilton Club, of Chicago. January 29th and 30th he will visit Louisville as the gnest of the board of trade and the Knights Templar of that city; Feb ruary 1, 1 and 3 he will be in Nash ville as the guest of the board of trade and Knights Templar. He will visit Knoxville on February 6. and 6 as the guest of the city. The Memphis trip baa been arranged finally for the last week of April. Cenaorshlr Withdrawn. New York. 8p#clal.—'The Commer cial Cable Company aanda out tha tol lowing notice: "Wo are sdvUed that the Eastern Telegraph Company mazer the announcement that the American Government has withdrawn the cansir ahlp on mesaagea to Manila, but tnt Government claims tha right to Inspect the messages to which this measure ap pUaa.” A Jeweler Shoot* Five Persons. Turner’s Falla, Maas., Special—Louis Hitter, a Jeweler of this place, shot Bve persons, two of whom—hla clerk, Mlaa Ida Cotumbe and Bitter’s <lve yaar-old son—are dead. Tha other vic tims were bis wife. Christina, and hla two daughters, Annie, about It years of age. and Carrie,' lk years old. It Is thought they win reeovsr. There Is evi dence that It was Bitter's purpose also to taka kta own Ufa, but hla prompt ar rest apparently prevented him from carrying out kls purpose. He Is shoot X years of age. Wages Increased. Philadelphia, Spec III.-The Preen aayn: "An increase of from 4 to Ik per cent. In the wnges of about 44.990 the lines owned or operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. It will apply to nil tha trainman on aft the lines own d or operated by the eompeay. The clerical force la not tncladed In the plan. levtbera Soap Makers. Atlanta. Sparta! ft Is understood that Sonthem soap man of arte rert •ee organising for n consolidation of all plness sonth at the Ohio river, ■dward O’Neil, secretary of the krg eat soap aanefaetertag concern la Atlanta, anld that his oomparty had Ha asked (o Join the costhlastion which Mr. Miles sold, wo«M nlMlaft with similar eaeortetlona to tfct North sod West The organisation wfU ho known os the Soothora Soap CANAL OFFERED US Formal Offer Made to United States Government PUCE, FORTY MILLION DOLLARS. The President Will Communicate Oiler to Congress, Which Alone Has Power to Act. Washington, Special.—A formal pro position to sell the Panama canal pro perties to the United States govern ment for $40,000,000 was submitted to the authorities here. It was made by M. Boeutve. representing the company, to Admiral Walker as chairman cf the Isthmian canal commission. M. Boeutve acted under cable Instructions received today from the Panama canal officials at Paris. Admiral Walker brought the proposition to the knowledge of the secretary of state and the president, going directly to the State department tor that purpose. The submission of this offer carries out a plan which has been under con aidoratlon tor the last two weeks. The Brat step was taken when M. Hutln retired from the presidency of tho Pan ama company. This brought about an entire change In the management, the main feature of the change being that those In authority desired to make a definite offer of the Panama propenlos to this govarmnent lor $40,000,000. There have been numeroue meetings nt Paris with this end In view hat the cn< which brought about the final proposi tion was held yeilerday.' It had been the Intention to make the offer through Edward Lampre, secretary general of the company, who la due to arrive at New York on the steamer Aquitaine to morrow, hut the meeting appeare to hava taken a view that the offer should be made without waiting for tho ar rival of If. Lampre. Accordingly the cable Instructions were forwarded to If. Hoeufve. He went at once to thu of flee of the Isthmian cans! comraiasloa and advised Admiral Walker of cvhit had been the determination of the com pany. In substance tbe not Ideation to Admiral Walker was as follows: ‘‘.The Panama Canal company de clares Itself ready to transfer to the government of the United States on payment of $(0,000,000, Us properties and concessions, estimated at that amount by tba Isthmian canal commis sion, In conformity with the terms and conditions of the estimates of said commission.” Except to submit the proposition in the foregoing terms, there was no dis cussion with Admiral Walker aj to what further steps were likely to be taken except to bring the proposition to tbe attention of the secretary of sat* and the president. Admiral Walker called at the State department this noon and communi cated to Secretary Hay the offer which M. Boeufve had submitted In behalf of the canal company. Tha matter coon thereafter was brought to the atten tion of the president. It can be stated thet the president will communicate the propoaitlon to congress. Thla course will be pursued because the administration holds that the canal question Is now one for lj&!e Utlve determination and that as con gress la about to consider the subject It should have possession of all fact* that have come to the executive braneb. The offer as made to Admiral Walker and later communicated to tbe president end secretary of state refnrv to the estimates of the Isthmian c >m mlsiioner'a report. This failure of t):< commissioner's report appears uud<*i the caption "Total Value of the Pan ama Canal.” and la as follows: Bamming up the foregoing Items, the Panama railroad stock at par $4.8.>0. 000; maps, drawings nnd records, $2, ooo, cpo. ‘‘To which add 10 per cent, to cover commissions, making the total vntu at'ou of the Panama canal $40,000, 000." Collision N-ar Atlanta. Atlanta, 8pecl»l—As a result of t head-on collision betweep two freiR'at brains of ths Southern Railway, enrly Sunday morning, near Rex. Os., 11 miles from this place, three of the trains’ crews were killed and a number of freight ears destroyed br fire. The dead are: Engineer C. C. Wallace, At lanta- Flagman Z. H. Harris and Fire man Prather. Killed By Boiler Explosion. Parkersburg. W. Va., Special.—Tha boiler in tha South Pann Oil Company pumping station, at Harry Rhodes. In Dodrldge county, blew up, scalding to death Harry Rhodes, a pamper for the company; bferrlek Frick, who ran a string of wall cleaning tools, and Dell Ash, hta assistant. Ths man wsro all la ths hollar house warming them selves when tha explosion occurred. They broke open tha door, which had become locked, and escaped to another house a mile away. All were scalded so that flesh fall from them on ths way. After reaching tha other hollar house they oollapsed, and la a few hours wars alt dead. Street Railway Sold Nam Orleans, Bpecfal-B. H. B. Pear Boa, of the Pearson Syndicate of Phil adelphia, gar# out the statement that pat of the 71,0*0 shares of common stank of the New Orleans City Rail way Ooaspaay, tha syndicate had se cured to,ooo aad would eater Into the lease by Jaaaary it. Thu disso lution of tha Louisville pool, which bald It.tat shares of slock aad would oot ooll. la ooaatdaord to bars brought about tha deal. AT lit' G’lWVfSSlTY. I A Great Deal ef Good Work B<l*( Done There. Chapel H1U. Special.—The University Law School baa computed Ita moat suc cessful aeaslon, and will open In the New Tear with the brightest outlook In lts history. During the fall term, from September to December, tho en rollment has been Larger than It ever was before, reaching nearly two score men. The eigne ere that tho roll will be a yet longer one In tho coming ero sion, opening on next Thursday. The school will lose a few men who aland (or license In February, but the scces 1 alone will quite make up for the loes. A much larger and moro convenient , claw-room will be occupied after Christmas. The mantle of the Univer sity's and the Stste'a great teacher of law. tfc Gamaliel of to many of North Carolina's most successful lawyer*, the late Dr. John Manning, haa descend ?d upon moit worthy ahouldors. lion. James C. McJlea, a lawyer of long ex perience and trained legal mind, wnoae talents have adorned the bat- and the bench of both Superior and Supreme Courts, to the able dean of tho law school. He haa One assistance fnm • Dr. Thomas RulOn, e graduate of Georgetown, and a member of a histori cal family noted for legal ability and acumen. riurderer Arrested. Salisbury, Special.—John Brody ar.d Ernest QrlfBn, tho two negroes charged with the murder of a Mr. Smith at Eton College on Christmas day, were captur ed here at lt:S0 Sunday morning by Officers Torrence and Cauble at a house on Church street where a brother of Griffin ts staying. At flrst both men de nied all knowledge of the aSalr and maintained this attitude until Monday when Orlffin admitted having beta present and seen Brady do the uhoot Ing. Confronted with tbts statement.' Brady admitted Its truth, and asserted that the killing was In self-defense and not in cold blood, as has been chas-god. The deceased, he asserted, was attack ing him with a l%fe at the time. The men claimed thft they had walked here from Eton College, following the road through the country and sirrlvlng at noon Saturday. The mayor ot Hlon College was notified by telegraph of the capture and replied that officers would bo here 1n the morning to take the pris oners Into custody. Burglary at Durham. The home of Mr. D. C. Christian, living In the western part of the city, wan burglarized and 1160 carried off by the robber*. He had tie money In * Ms panta, Intending to deposit It tb» next morning. Tho -obbere opened in window and pulled the panta out with a long poie. The matter was reported to the officers and an effort made to keep tha matter quiet, hoping In thin way to find the guilty parties, hut it leaked out last night. No clues have been discovered sufficient to cause ar rest The Internal revenue •■kpta for the Durham office dnrtt^u -b month of December amounted to |l5S,485.6I>. During the month the factories were closed about one-fourth of the lime The year 1901 shows the largest .eve nue business ever dene In Durham. Reldsvllle Telephone Company Reldsvllle, Special.—The ReldsvIlU telephone exchange has been sold to * new corporation, composed of soma of the lesdlng citizens aa stockholders.' The transfer Is effective at one*. Pa pers incorporating the new company are being prepared and as soon as a charater has been Issued directors and officer* will be elected. The new com pany will have so authorized capital of $30,000 and a paid-in capital auffl.'ient to meet all present requirements of the exchange. Extensive improvements will be msde st once and the new com pany will in a short while havn one of the best exchanges In the Pouth. Sev eral important long distance lines will be bnllt. All-night and Sunday service will be put on at once. Negro Splits Another** Head, Raleigh, Special.—A epectal to the News and Observer from Morehcad City, says: At Bwsna Quarter two | negroes, residents of Beaufort, Jos Joyner and Kills Baxter, engaged la the oyster (raffle, had a difficulty on Capt. Harry Hall's boat Joyner's hand was split open by Baxter with a ■hovel. Baxter was taken Into oasto-ly. White Boys Steal. Charlotte, Special.—Jim Btgga, Bax ter Osmoat and Brace McLellmnd, all whits boys ot this city and all under IS years of age. wars arrested by Pol lea rn sa Farrington and Earnhardt on a I charge of stealing gold pens sad pen 1 ells from Stone ft Barringer. The theft* which war* very hold, were committed Tuesday. While the store wa* crowded the boys walked la, opened the show eases in the front part of the nor* without being seen and adroitly manag ed to steal about MO worth of pens and penelle. They reckoned the fralts ot crime at email value, and disposed of I several of the pads worth $3 and M each fer tt cents apiece. Mo»t of the stolen articles hate beees recovered Ordered to Port Mesroa. Washington, Special.—The fteveaty thlrd Company of Const Artillery, mow on detached service at Baffalo, N. T.. has been ordered to return to Fort Mon two, Va, with the exception of a do teehmen! of one non-commissioned of Sear oad twelve men, aader Second , Nontenant H. L. Martin. Artillery Oorpe, which will remain at Baffalo to * complete the work oa head.
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